Surprise at Anfield, Luis Diaz's final decision to leave for Barcelona

Striker Luis Diaz has become the Colombian player with the best present at the moment, his importance at Liverpool and how fundamental he was in his arrival to the English team, have made the fans get attached to him quickly. Lucho, who arrived at Liverpool in January 2022, is under contract with the Reds until 2027 and according to the CIES Football Obs, at the start of the 22-23 season, a team would have to pay around 110 million euros to secure the Colombian's services.

Although the figure is likely to have decreased, it is estimated to be in the region of 75 million euros, a number that seems unattainable for Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona, who have been noted in recent years for their high financial problems. Different sources confirm that the transfer of the Colombian to the Catalan team is 'improbable', as the team would not have the economic capacity to cover the cost, although the interest of both parties is 100% real.

When he was still playing for Junior, Lucho Diaz was in the middle of an interview where he confessed his desire to play for Barcelona, as well as showing some sympathy for the Spanish team, so both parties would like to join their paths in Spain, but for now, everything indicates that we will have to wait a few more seasons.

Luis Diaz to stay at Liverpool 

Luis Díaz played the last ten minutes but the big star was his team-mate Mohamed Salah, who scored a brace that also brought him closer to the top of the Premier League scoring charts. The Egyptian reached the 149-goal mark in England's top flight. He has 10 goals in 12 games this season and is just one behind Erling Haaland, the player with the most goals in the current league. In the Premiership's all-time goalscoring charts, a competition that has Alan Shearer as the solid leader with 260 goals, Salah reached 149 goals and is now 11th in the all-time scoring charts, equalling Les Ferdinand. One more and he will equal Michael Owen's 150. There is still ground to make top five, Sergio Agüero's 184, but he has time and a team. Diaz has plenty of partner.