Luis Diaz’s Liverpool future has been questioned recently, with Barcelona linked as the most likely team to prise him away from Anfield this season.



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Barcelona have now also made a formal bid for the left winger, with Liverpool making their stance on his future more than clear.

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“New contract unlikely so unless bids land to change stance 28yo stays even if it leads to free agency.”

It’s good news that Liverpool don’t want to sell Diaz ahead of the 2025-26 season.

However, the fact that they’d be willing to allow the Colombia international to leave as a free agent upon the expiry of his contract in a couple of years makes no sense.

The Reds have already had a massive transfer saga surrounding the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold this season, where he chose to leave upon the expiry of his contract.



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And, even though Diaz’s links with Liverpool don’t go as far back as Alexander-Arnold’s, it still makes no sense for the Reds to allow him to leave on a free transfer, especially when they can get a decent fee for him now.

Of course, only time will tell what the future has in store for the Anfield outfit, but based on the experience with Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid recently, allowing Diaz to leave for free would be a massive mistake.