Liverpool star Luis Diaz has played down suggestions of a summer exit by insisting "great years are coming" for the Reds
Diaz joined from Porto in January 2022. He is under contract at Anfield until 2027, but there has been talk of a move before then with Paris Saint-Germain among the linked parties.
PSG could be in the market for a left-sided forward this summer, with Kylian Mbappe on his way to Real Madrid. Young talent Bradley Barcola has filled in down the left at times, but Mbappe's departure could free up space for a more experienced addition.
It could well be a summer of change on Merseyside, with the exit of Jurgen Klopp and the return of Michael Edwards. However, many have interpreted Diaz's latest comments as a sign he's happy at the club.
"I have grown a lot," Diaz told club media after winning Liverpool's player of the month award for April. "From the beginning of my career to today, I feel that with the passage of days, of years, living each experience in each different team, coming to this great club that is Liverpool, leaves you with a lot of learnings.
“You learn more and more to be a professional, to be a better person, to be a good teammate and a good guy. The truth is that I am very happy to be here. Great years are coming for the club, I have no doubt about that.
“Personally, I will always try to do my best, always try to give 100 per cent, to always stand out on the field, which is what I came [here] to do. I’m always grateful to God for every opportunity.”
Diaz has 13 goals in all competitions this season, including eight in the Premier League. The Colombia star has the chance to add to that tally on Monday as Liverpool face Aston Villa.
A few weeks ago, it looked as though the game could have a bearing on the title race. Sadly for the Reds, though, Manchester City's victory over Fulham on Saturday means it's mathematically impossible for Klopp to lift the title in his final season as manager, and the boss admitted his one regret this season was under-using Diaz's team-mate Harvey Elliott.
“It’s not like this that I go back and think, ‘OK, what did we all do wrong here and there?’,” Klopp told reporters before Monday's game. “But if I regret one thing a little bit it’s that Harvey didn’t play often enough maybe.
"It was in a very important and intense period. January, [with] a lot of injuries, he played really good, he was probably our best player, right wing, right midfield, all these kinds of things.
“Everybody came back and he had minutes here and there and then he didn’t start anymore. [He] came on [and had] a big impact but it’s really nice that he could show.”