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Luis Diaz lifts lid on conversation with Florian Wirtz before Liverpool transfer exit

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Former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has revealed the chat that he had with Florian Wirtz before he departed Anfield to sign for Bayern Munich this summer. He told me that I was going to enjoy it a lot and that I was going to do very well.



Luis Diaz left Liverpool to join Bayern Munich this summer and has made a good start to life at the German champions (Image: FC Bayern via Getty Images) "If you've been brought in for so much money, people look mainly at goals and assists, but I can tell you he could be on six or seven assists already," Slot told Sky Sports ahead of facing Manchester United earlier this month. Learn more "He's been a bit unlucky with the finishing when he's given his teammates chances but, in general for a 22-year-old, it's quite normal that you have to adjust to going to another country, let alone going to the Premier League.

"Maybe I'm now underestimating the best midfielder who has ever played in the Premier League, Kevin De Bruyne, he was 21 or 22 when he went to Chelsea. I'm definitely going to give him a bit of time and in the meantime, he's been unlucky." Liverpool.com says: Diaz doing so well in Germany doesn't mean that the Reds made a mistake in selling him.