Liverpool may have tied Mohamed Salah down at Anfield but the future of another of their star forwards is in doubt as he enters the final two years of his contract with Barcelona ready to swoop, according to reports from Spain.
Contracts sagas were a large subplot of Liverpool's Premier League winning campaign, with two of the three stars whose deals were set to expire at the end of this campaign extending their deals.
Salah and Virgil van Dijk both signed two-year extensions, keeping them at Anfield until the end of the 2026-27 season. Trent Alexander-Arnold, however, failed to agree terms paving the way for a free transfer to Real Madrid this summer.
Now, according to Sport.es, Liverpool will have to decide whether to cash in on one of their prized assets with his value still high or convince him to sign a new deal.
Barcelona are reportedly interested in Luis Diaz, believing the Colombian can play on the left of a front three — alongside Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.
Hansi Flick's La Liga champions are keen to take the next step in Europe after falling short in their Champions League semi-final defeat by Inter Milan.
The report explains that, with the new Nou Camp stadium expected to open this year, the club are on firm financial ground and ready to splash the £72m they understand will secure their man.
Earlier this month Diaz, who has scored 13 Premier League goals this season, insisted he was happy at Anfield and relaxed about his contract situation.
Speaking to Telemundo, Diaz said: 'Yes, happy. From the first day I arrived, I've always been happy, calm, enjoying the football played at this great team.
'We'll be talking about it, we'll talk about it (about the renewal). For me, I would stay however many years it takes, it also depends on the club, everything.
'These are details that are sorted out separately. Very calm, I'm happy and enjoying the Premier League.'
Diaz joined the Reds from Porto for £50m plus add-ons in 2022, and the forward has gone onto net 41 times in 146 times for Liverpool.
Often deployed on the left wing under former manager Jurgen Klopp, Diaz had been employed in a more central role often under Arne Slot, with Cody Gakpo preferred on the left.
ciyabemuz
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please we need Rafael Leao
Nescdilmy
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80m is ok to leave. 72m still lower than his value.
Cuddilnrt
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Why don’t Barcelona just go in for Doku or lookman
laknopruz
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dont joke raphina we need him
He is old already not for bench warmer. If Flick found natural LW , you think he going to start over Yamal at RW ? He only there at LW because Hans Flick doesn't had any good LW player with right-footer .
laknopruz
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Raphinia is much better than Dias
The best of Raphinha is RW not LW . Why ? Because he is left-footer. He is a natural RW and only being push to play LW because Yamal is there. He need to play regularly as RW so that he can adapt to play for his national team . There is no way they start him than Vini at LW for Brazil. The best or him is RW
baabmnoyz
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leao from Ac Millan and William are far better than him. they must ask what the coach want first.
baabmnoyz
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Barcelona need LW and Liverpool need RW for Salah replacement. Maybe it's a good deal for both
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Raphinia is much better than Dias
baabmnoyz
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that's a loose deal. It's too much, Barcelona needs to re look at these. Dias, he's not wealthy that price. 50 m will be enough for him.
pocklntyz
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Barcelona need LW and Liverpool need RW for Salah replacement. Maybe it's a good deal for both
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dont joke raphina we need him
ciwadmnotz
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sell him and get wenzt
GaddafiJamal
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How many goals does Nico and Rafael leao score in a season? How many does rashford score ? How many has a more fighting spirit than Diaz? And have a driving force like him? How many are very serious like him? At 28 he can give us 4 solid years He was deployed as a central by slot and still scored 13 goals but he’s a natural winger who made Kyle Walker and Rodri confused against him while marking Go and watch his clips and think about Barca style before capping and he’s also more mature and experienced than all of them
I See Your Comments Everywhere Comparing Stats & Talking Of Goals & Blah Blah Blah? You Think Their Goal Tally Will Still Look Like That If They Were To Switch Clubs Amongst Them? Diaz Even Played More Central Role Also Than The Other Two So I Don’t Know What All This Ranting Is About? & Talking Of 4 Years To Give? How Many South American Wingers Do You See Them Still In Their Absolute Prime After 30? Ronaldinho, Adriano, Rivaldo, James, Neymar, Ze Roberto, & A Whole Lot More. If Not Injuries Hindering Their Careers, It’s Something Else.. Raphinha Is Same Age But Ask Yourself Why Barca Didn’t Give Him 4 Years Extension But 3? Ask Yourself 🤦♂️🙄
Pureface12
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Cap bro 10 years that they won’t want to complete?? Forget 10 years ..we need to be dominating from now till whether!! Nico rejected Barca, I want him too but Barca will never sign him unless a miracle happens Ever seen Barca go for a player that rejected them before? I’d take Diaz or Rashford bro, it’s like you don’t understand who Flick is, you must play well under him or you’d sit on the bench forever
Do you think with the skills set of Diaz he can bench Raphinha? Hell no, imagine in Liverpool he has not scored 50 goals in his fourth season there!!! Check with Bojan Krkic said about Diaz and he his true because I watch Liverpool match well and he his very inconsistent he can play well today and ghost off in the next three match and after that he will score like 2 goals and a assist in the and ghost off again and check well even Liverpool fans want him off preferring Gakpo over him and we are there pushing him and Liverpool will use whatever money they get to buy Florian Wirtz that a bad business considering the quality they will get in wirtz and in age for the same money as for 28 years old man and 21 years old man... Bro pls choose another winger not Diaz plsssssssss.... Ano want at alllllllllll.... He doesn't even have a good resale value after this so why spend 85M on him yo gamble with at least if others did not perform we can still our money back but with Diaz of a things it not more possible. Do you not want that combination of Nico and Yamal in Spain national team in Barca toooooooooooooooo..... And also when we buy him now for 85M and next season we have to buy a 100M striker and other target also and after that we still have to go to market to buy another left winger again after like 2 years bro now think.... Don't you see that yamal is 10 years deal for us so we need another 10 years deals also instead of spend every now and then... Madrid is buying young stars we are there buying almost expired stars....
GaddafiJamal
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Barcelona don't have money to buy $30m player talkless of $70m
Visitors Don’t Have Sense Anyways 🤧🤮
GaddafiJamal
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I rather give Ferran + 40 m for viktor
To Come & Do What? 🤔🤣
GaddafiJamal
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If Deco Signs Diaz, I’ll Be Going On Loan At Al Hilal For Sometime, Thank You 🙏
DavidOscar
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4 years for 85M rathan than younger option for 60M and 10 years... How sure are you that he will perform for that four years we all know all this southern American people at 30's And if you talk about the goals scored by all of them you can compare small team to big team. Liverpool is a big team and always create unlike Bilbao and AC Milan and Atalanta because I still prefer Ademola to Luiz self... When Raphinha was in Leeds who knew he could score more goals like this put Diaz in Bilbao and see how he will score less also. Buying Nico don't need to adapt to La liga he will gel immediately and also he plays with almost all Barca players in National league especially Yamal and both cook so well. So think wisely and flick prefer other options whereas Deco is pushing illusion because if he sign Diaz and make flick angry and leaves barca he also will get out. I know he is always begging Flick to sign Diaz because he knows anything Flick wants he deserves it.
Cap bro 10 years that they won’t want to complete?? Forget 10 years ..we need to be dominating from now till whether!! Nico rejected Barca, I want him too but Barca will never sign him unless a miracle happens Ever seen Barca go for a player that rejected them before? I’d take Diaz or Rashford bro, it’s like you don’t understand who Flick is, you must play well under him or you’d sit on the bench forever
Taaabeips
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those people saying why should Barcelona go for Diaz are a total hypocrite aside one player in your team who else again is better than Diaz
your fucking mother bitch
laknopruz
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Barcelona need LW and Liverpool need RW for Salah replacement. Maybe it's a good deal for both
fekbstyz
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Why splash so much money on someone thats aging ??? Why not spend on a LEFT BACK BACK UP or on a STRIKER ….. inter wants Fermin just SWAP fermin + 40 mill for L.Martinez …. Barca NEEEDSSS a striker ….. and bring Neymar FOR FREE just for 1 season …. Lamine Yamal wil learn a lot from Neymar
Pureface12
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Diaz got a solid 4 years to give to Barca He’s stronger than Nico,leao and rashford He’s got experience in 3 different leagues He’s fast He score more goals than these other guys He’s dangerous on the flanks and in attack He will score goals under Barca and flick’s pattern of play You Barca fans are just talking about the money as if you’re the one paying or as if Barca didn’t sign olmo for 65m and we were not even trophy winners then or league winners so why can’t we pay for Diaz now?? When he comes and performs you’d eat your words cos you’re not wiser than flick that wants him to come and even via experience he’s more experienced than those 3 players put together!!!!
4 years for 85M rathan than younger option for 60M and 10 years... How sure are you that he will perform for that four years we all know all this southern American people at 30's And if you talk about the goals scored by all of them you can compare small team to big team. Liverpool is a big team and always create unlike Bilbao and AC Milan and Atalanta because I still prefer Ademola to Luiz self... When Raphinha was in Leeds who knew he could score more goals like this put Diaz in Bilbao and see how he will score less also. Buying Nico don't need to adapt to La liga he will gel immediately and also he plays with almost all Barca players in National league especially Yamal and both cook so well. So think wisely and flick prefer other options whereas Deco is pushing illusion because if he sign Diaz and make flick angry and leaves barca he also will get out. I know he is always begging Flick to sign Diaz because he knows anything Flick wants he deserves it.
Pureface12
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sure ???. diaz is 28 not 32
he will clock 29 soon around this summer
Pureface12
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those people saying why should Barcelona go for Diaz are a total hypocrite aside one player in your team who else again is better than Diaz
Diaz, I can say all our front line performed better than him this season. See at that age of 29 years we didn't have yo pay more than 40M If it were Madrid they will not pay more than that or even get him on free like they have been doing. See the current players Madrid are signing now especially going to next season, Arnold, Huijsen, Carreras and more younger players. Ain't you tired of old people signing and especially all these Liverpool players that flop at Barca except Masherano and Suarez others are just hype. We need younger option with experience like Nico, Ademola lookman, Leao, Rashford and more not than Luiz that Deco is always begging Flick to approve... Tho I trust Flick...
Carvajal23
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Is a great player but age is just a factor
Jezaeklnoz
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those people saying why should Barcelona go for Diaz are a total hypocrite aside one player in your team who else again is better than Diaz
Tisabklsu
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what a hell are we doing with this guy? barcelona should open their eyes déco want to robb us with this guy called diaz, what we need now mostly is a strike not winger
jucacdinop
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barcalona buy all iverpool player
GBZ_15
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Really ? Then keep him why sell ?
bro, use your brain . its not my choice to sell him. every decision is up to ljverpol board management to decide .
Lotacdelpr
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Barca go for Nico Williams
Radbciorsu
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too expensive he is 32yrs Barca need to sign striker period
sure ???. diaz is 28 not 32
jonasobi
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Diaz would be a huge mistake if we buy him
punacdkou
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no need to o go for him.. there are better players than him. Barcelona need a no.9 to replace lewadoski not a winger.. go for osimen or gyokarez to replace lewa .. or j David ..
MkonoJr
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Don't underestimate Diaz . he's much better than your Brazilian winger .
Really ? Then keep him why sell ?
abeladams22
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Doku instead of Diaz
MUTABARUKS
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For Yamal, his growth and development, I would go for Nico. Their Messi-Suarez like bromance will take us places for years ! He is already an important member of the Spanish national team, he is young, hence will be easy for him to integrate into the squad. Already played alongside Olmo, Gavi, Pedri, Cubarsi, Yamal, Balde, Casado in the national team. Nico anyday.
Jattfanmessida
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Deco has 0 sense over players he's a failure, in Liverpool they will cash on Diaz and sign a better LW than us we are a garbage truck we collect your garbage and pay you have you ever seen a club like this
Widbiltz
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not a cent more than 72m , beat it.👿👿
let's watch out
OyeniyRaphael
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Barcelona should go for more younger and consistence player,we don't need player like Luiz Dias in our team
darlynton2012
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Bongos Haruna Lukeman instead. He won’t cost as much €50m. We should be prudent in our spending.
andreciro
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I rather give Ferran + 40 m for viktor
dokinptu
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it'll be preferable we pay 58m for Nico or 40m for Rashford rather than going for this guy
fimbcdlmuz
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Lookman is better than
Tubciknpuz
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he is 28 years and I prefer Nico to diaz
HarryJarrad
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so they can't register certain players because they've spent too much but now they can spend 70mil on one player not including other players they r Likely to go after this offseason...I think they can play smarter than this
sunglex
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too expensive he is 32yrs Barca need to sign striker period
KunAdams
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This is why I swear to God we need to fired Deco because I never see a foolish man like him and Bartomeu here we go again we going to get broke again 🤬😡
YoungMakito10
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Nope continue with Rahphinha . There are 2 promiaing left and winger In La Masia. Buy a striker most preferably Julian Alvarez he fast a team player ...
Alvarez will be perfect but he will also be most expensive too
DavidOscar
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yeah exactly, last year when deco tried to recruit Diaz everyone went berserk for nico. then he refused at last moment 👿. I hope deco complete this signing cuz luis is hard worker and aggressive plyr completely suited for flicks style.As for striker , we know Alvarez isn't going to come unless lewa leaves.
Alvarez is ours 2026 😈
ABHILEO12
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Diaz got a solid 4 years to give to Barca He’s stronger than Nico,leao and rashford He’s got experience in 3 different leagues He’s fast He score more goals than these other guys He’s dangerous on the flanks and in attack He will score goals under Barca and flick’s pattern of play You Barca fans are just talking about the money as if you’re the one paying or as if Barca didn’t sign olmo for 65m and we were not even trophy winners then or league winners so why can’t we pay for Diaz now?? When he comes and performs you’d eat your words cos you’re not wiser than flick that wants him to come and even via experience he’s more experienced than those 3 players put together!!!!
yeah exactly, last year when deco tried to recruit Diaz everyone went berserk for nico. then he refused at last moment 👿. I hope deco complete this signing cuz luis is hard worker and aggressive plyr completely suited for flicks style.As for striker , we know Alvarez isn't going to come unless lewa leaves.
deaceilntz
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Barcelona don't have money to buy $30m player talkless of $70m
ABHILEO12
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We will sell not less than £80m, we will use the money to fund the buying of Florian Wirtz.
not a cent more than 72m , beat it.👿👿