'World-class' Liverpool player was wanted by Barcelona but move never happened

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Xavi has disclosed that he was unsuccessful in his bid to bring Luis Diaz to Barcelona while serving as the club's manager. Barcelona had also shown interest in the winger, with Liverpool rejecting the Spanish club's enquiry in June as the Merseyside club maintained he was not available for purchase.

Xavi has now disclosed that he viewed Diaz as a "priority" acquisition during his tenure at Camp Nou, though acknowledged a transfer proved "impossible" due to Barcelona's dire financial circumstances. A winger with blazing speed, a goalscorer, an assist-maker, and a hard worker." Diaz ended up joining Bayern Munich instead (Image: Getty Images) Xavi assumed control as Barcelona's manager in November 2021, two months prior to Diaz's arrival at Liverpool from Porto.

"Looking at last season's squad, we were missing something there (in attack)," he told Mundo Deportivo. On the other side, there's a club, and they're at a very high level.