Liverpool told they’re getting a player just like Luis Diaz who rejected ’30 teams’ to join them

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Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC/Jan Jruger Liverpool will sign Martinez next summer, when the young Colombian is expected to be around the fringes of the first-team squad.It could even be that he is bumped up to the seniors sooner than that, with his parents, Jairo Martinez and Victoria Valencia revealing to Gol Caracol that ’30 teams’ were trying to sign Samuel before he chose Liverpool. We lived on European time for a month.”Photo by Martín Fonseca/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Ronald Araujo can break a 20-year curse at Liverpool if he continues to shine on loan from Barcelona“We had conversations with everyone, but the decision was Samuel’s.

We can say whatever we want, but we respect his wishes, his decisions, what he feels comfortable with. Samuel is the one who makes the final decision, and at that time, he chose Liverpool.”Martinez’s parents went on to mention Diaz – the only Colombian to ever play for Liverpool – and touched on his impact on their son.“Lucho Diaz opened the doors to all Colombians.

They [Liverpool] saw in Samuel all that potential he had, which was almost similar to the things Lucho Diaz does.” What do you think Liverpool should do with Alexis Mac Allister’s contract? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar “He’s fast, has a good change of pace, is good at unbalancing defenders, has good vision, supports his teammates very well, and looks for open space.”Though Diaz split opinion during his three-and-a-half years at Anfield, if Martinez can go on to enjoy anything like the success of his countryman with Liverpool, his transfer will have been a monumental success.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox