Liverpool told transfer 'should have never happened' after £65.5m decision
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The Reds agreed to a deal with Bayern Munich, allowing the Colombian international to leave for a fee of up to £65.5million.Since his move to Germany, Diaz has had a stellar start, netting 11 goals in 17 appearances across all competitions.Following Diaz's departure, Liverpool bolstered their attacking options by bringing in Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak.Ekitike kicked off the season on a high note, scoring six goals in all competitions, but he hasn't found the back of the net in the Premier League since September 20.Isak, who made a £125million switch from Newcastle, has only scored once for Liverpool, with his only goal coming against Southampton in the Carabao Cup.READ MORE: Andy Robertson told he has been proven right about Liverpool after summer snubREAD MORE: Antoine Semenyo ‘annoyed’ as feelings on Liverpool and Man Utd transfer made clearFormer Premier League striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has voiced his opinion on why Liverpool should have kept Diaz.The former Chelsea star also questioned the impact of bringing both Ekitike and Isak to the club, with Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is often asked about the possibility of naming both players in the starting line-up, reports the Liverpool Echo.Hasselbaink's comments come after Liverpool suffered another setback in their bid to retain the Premier League title, losing 3-0 to rivals Manchester City last weekend at the Etihad Stadium."They let [Luis] Diaz go, which in my eyes, should have never happened, they should have gone and got a winger then," said Hasselbaink during an appearance on Sky Sports News.The former Chelsea striker added: "You have got [Hugo] Ekitike in the building, he is doing well, he hit the ground running he was scoring."[Alexander] Isak comes in and Ekitike goes on the bench. What does that do to Ekitike and what else does that do for the squad?"Whatever you say is not good and that is the problem you're going to get.
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