Alan Shearer says player Arne Slot didn’t want to sell has got even better since leaving Liverpool

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Liverpool made wholesale changes to their squad in the 2025 summer transfer window, including spending £450m on new signings and selling Luis Diaz.In 2025/26, the Reds have lacked real pace out wide, having to rely on 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha to inject any sort of spark into their attacks.But things could have been different had Diaz, who is now thriving at Bayern Munich and has earned praise from Alan Shearer, stayed at Liverpool. Which elite former target do you wish you could bring to Anfield? 💭 Photo by Michael Regan – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Luis Diaz has improved since Liverpool exitNow on the books of Bayern, the South American has dominated in Germany alongside Harry Kane and Michael Olise.He has scored 26 and assisted 21 in 49 matches this season, the most goal contributions in a single season of his senior career.In turn, speaking on The Rest Is Football this week, Shearer praised Diaz for his clear improvement in the last year.He said: “Luis Diaz is number eight, Liverpool to Bayern, for 65.5 million.

And I watched him the other night in that stadium, Luis Diaz, that fantastic game, probably one of the best ever.“And I think he’s actually getting better. Brilliant he was.”Richard Hughes overruled Arne Slot to sell Luis DiazObviously, it may be far-fetched to suggest that Diaz would have come close to reaching those impressive numbers had he remained in the Premier League.But Liverpool, who have had to use Cody Gakpo off the left in most games this season, would have benefited greatly from him staying.And while Slot has, and rightly so, received a lot of criticism this season, the Dutchman reportedly did not want to sell the Colombian.A report back in November 2025 actually claimed that the coach wanted Diaz to be given a new contract.

However, Richard Hughes overruled the Liverpool manager as he did not see the value in offering the forward fresh terms amid interest from Bayern.The Merseyside outfit are now looking to sign a new winger in the summer of 2026, but they perhaps would not need to if Slot had got his way.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox