Yup, every player will have a price point where a sale becomes the better option for the club. Most of the time that’ll be more than anyone would be willing to pay and the player is happy where he is.
But if some offered £80m+ for Diaz and he agitated for the move the club would rightly consider it, irrespective of the “not for sale” stance they’ve taken so far.
For me, his possible move is more about how he reacts to the interest in him than anything. Doubt Bayern make that bid without knowing he’d be keen to join them. If he starts playing silly buggers to try and force a move I don’t see us wanting to keep that potential issue around if a suitable bid was on the table.
Hopefully he stays but we don’t want another 6 weeks of this.
A lot of assumptions that Diaz is going to agitate for a move why is this when there is nothing to back this up. Him been keen and agitating for a move are vastly different scenarios. Players are keen on moves all the time which dont come off. As for what we dont need another 6 weeks of what saying hes not for sale.
I think even more notable is that we haven’t seen anything to suggest he will down tools or become an unwelcome distraction within the squad if he fails to get a move this summer (assuming the links and stories of him wanting one is genuine). What he does in this part of the window and what he does when back in training/ match day can be treated separately.
You think Bayern bid without some encouragement? You think Barca circling comes without encouragement?
Downing tools would be a last resort but there’s plenty to suggest he’s looking for a route out if we’re standing by our plan not to offer him a new contract.
And we can say he’s not for sale but it doesn’t really stop clubs trying or him agitating for a move up until the deadline.
There’s plenty to suggest that he’s in the middle of negotiating the last big contract of his career and is trying to maximise his options.
Everything else is just speculation.
I said he may be keen but that doesn’t mean he will kick up a fuss what is giving you any notion hes doing this. He returned to preseason training no issues.
He may not be kicking up a fuss just yet but all the Barca chat and Bayern bid suggests he’s either trying to push for an improved deal here, which we don’t seem keen to offer him, or that he knows now is the time to get maximum value on a contract elsewhere.
Maybe it all just amounts to nothing but if we’re not going to offer him a deal and clubs are encouraged enough to be bidding £60m for him it suggests to me he’s more than just open to exploring his options.
I’m fully aware my reading of things could be completely wrong and time will tell. Just wouldn’t surprise me at all if this is the end of the matter.
Media driven signs did Diaz report for preseason training yes he did. He can feel anyway he wants as long as it doesn’t effect his role here and it looks like it isnt.
Diaz clearly wants to leave. The issue is going to be whether or not he feels strongly enough about it that it brings Slot to the conclusion that a parting of ways is best.
Maybe he stays, knuckles down, and has another productive season. We would all be happy with that.
Or maybe a price point is triggered, and Slot feels that he will sell and reinvest, especially as the player is unsettled/disgruntled with his lot, especially in the contract side.
I’m chilled, as we either keep a good player, or sell and reinvest. The one closest to the situation - Slot - can evaluate and we will see what’s what soon enough.
Offerings from bbc rumours, most notable for the aptly named source of the Darwin rumour.
Colombia and Liverpool winger Luis Diaz, 28, has told his club that he wants to join Bayern Munich. Liverpool rejected an approach earlier this week. (Florian Plettenburg), external
Barcelona, AC Milan, Al Hilal and Al Nassr are interested in 26-year-old Liverpool and Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez. (Caughtoffside)