Yes, we do prefer to do our business in camera. Any noise is almost certainly coming from agents or selling clubs. The lack of it is actually encouraging.
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This week we have had the noise around Ekitike/ Isak coming in and also Elliott and Morton going out, so it may just be a reflection that the recruitment team are having to focus on those areas first before any further progress on Guehi is made?
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Always maintained that if the club wanted Ekitike , they would get him.
We might have accelerated the chase seeing as Newcastle were after him.
Liverpool is a much bigger club than Newcastle.
I donāt see us having to speed up a pursuit of Ekitike because of Newcastle, we were always more likely to be the more appealing option than them, so Iām sure the player would have waited for another week or two - the most relevant factor in this is probably that of Isakās availability.
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Yup, every player will have a price point where a sale becomes the better option for the club. Most of the time thatāll be more than anyone would be willing to pay and the player is happy where he is.
But if some offered Ā£80m+ for Diaz and he agitated for the move the club would rightly consider it, irrespective of the ānot for saleā stance theyāve 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 heād be keen to join them. If he starts playing silly buggers to try and force a move I donāt see us wanting to keep that potential issue around if a suitable bid was on the table.
Hopefully he stays but we donāt want another 6 weeks of this.
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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.
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I think even more notable is that we havenāt 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.
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You think Bayern bid without some encouragement? You think Barca circling comes without encouragement?
Downing tools would be a last resort but thereās plenty to suggest heās looking for a route out if weāre standing by our plan not to offer him a new contract.
And we can say heās not for sale but it doesnāt really stop clubs trying or him agitating for a move up until the deadline.
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Thereās plenty to suggest that heās in the middle of negotiating the last big contract of his career and is trying to maximise his options.
Everything else is just speculation.
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I said he may be keen but that doesnāt mean he will kick up a fuss what is giving you any notion hes doing this. He returned to preseason training no issues.
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A contract we donāt seem that keen on giving him.
And the bid from Bayern isnāt speculation. That doesnāt come without some encouragement from somewhere.
He may not be kicking up a fuss just yet but all the Barca chat and Bayern bid suggests heās either trying to push for an improved deal here, which we donāt 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 weāre not going to offer him a deal and clubs are encouraged enough to be bidding Ā£60m for him it suggests to me heās more than just open to exploring his options.
Iām fully aware my reading of things could be completely wrong and time will tell. Just wouldnāt surprise me at all if this is the end of the matter.
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You seem to be manufacturing a problem which has no signs of been an issue. Yes he may be touting himself but its not effecting his work here.
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No signs?
The batting of eyelashes at Barca, the bid from Bayern, no sign of a new contract offer from us.
Youād have to be blind or wilfully ignorant of them to not see signs of some unrest there.
Media driven signs did Diaz report for preseason training yes he did. He can feel anyway he wants as long as it doesnāt effect his role here and it looks like it isnt.
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Time will tell and hopefully youāre right but I just donāt see us telling Bayern heās not for sale as being the definitive end of this.
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.
Iām 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 whatās what soon enough.
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Diaz clearly wants to get the best deal possible for his next contract. Everything else is speculation.
Iām tired of posting the same thing over again, so Iām not going to engage on this topic unless something changes.
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Fair enough. This most clearly describes the situation.
Whether it means he stays on current terms, gets a new deal, or leavesā¦ we will see.
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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)
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