Liverpool have privately decided something about Luis Diaz after selling him this summer - journalist
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Exclusive with Graeme Bailey.Liverpool have been made to question their decision to sell Luis Diaz this summer, after seeing the Colombian hit the ground running with Bayern Munich.The Reds were unwilling to offer Diaz a new contract to stay at Anfield, and ultimately secured a fee of £65.5m to let him leave.While this was roundly applauded as good business by Liverpool at the time, it has since been put in a different light by Diaz‘s success in Munich and the Reds’ current attacking struggles.Daniel Sturridge claimed Liverpool miss Diaz after their most recent Premier League loss against Chelsea, while fans have started to wonder whether the 28-year-old should have stayed, too.However, as journalist Graeme Bailey exclusively tells Rousing The Kop, Liverpool remain convinced that they made the right decision. Noever/FC Bayern via Getty ImagesLiverpool do not regret Luis Diaz saleHad Liverpool kept Diaz this season, he would likely have continued playing as Arne Slot’s regular left-sided attacker.However, having signed Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, who can both fill the same role, there would have been added competition for the former No.
7.With young starlet Rio Ngumoha also emerging as a genuine option for Slot, Bailey says Liverpool do not think they are worse off than last season.READ MORE: Cody Gakpo has proven why he is better than Luis Diaz at Liverpool already this season“I think it was the right deal, they got good money for him, he was asking for big money to extend,” says the transfer expert.“They brought Ekitike in, Wirtz, Ngumoha’s there. They had to get rid of Diaz to make room for him.”“They’ve still got Gakpo there, so in my opinion they’re not weaker without Diaz.
The people around him were hard work and Liverpool have no regrets about that deal whatsoever.”Will Liverpool look to replace Diaz?The criticism from Liverpool supporters may not be of losing Diaz as a player, but rather the fact that they did not bring in a direct replacement.There have been some suggestions that Liverpool will look to sign a new winger in 2026, but RTK have been informed that this is not necessarily the case.As Bailey alludes to, the Reds feel they are well-stocked in wide areas and are not actively targeting another addition at this stage.As ever, if the right opportunity arises, Liverpool may change this stance. But having actively chosen to sell Diaz and bring through Ngumoha, it is not understood to be at the top of their list of priorities.