Luis Diaz is now officially a Bayern Munich player.
The Colombian has already been pictured in the Bavarian giants’ colours after agreeing a €75m [£64.8m] transfer to the Bundesliga champions this summer.
Liverpool now find themselves an attacker short amid ongoing links with Real Madrid winger Rodrygo and official interest in Newcastle’s Alexander Isak.
Neil Mellor reacts as Fabrizio Romano confirms Luis Diaz transfer
Diaz joins FC Bayern on a four-year deal (taking him to the summer of 2029), as reported on X (formerly Twitter) by transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano.
The overriding feeling coming out and around the club is (quite rightly) overwhelmingly one of sheer gratitude for our former No.7’s contributions on the red half of Merseyside.
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LFCTV’s Neil Mellor hopped on to X this morning to share a personal tribute to the ex-FC Porto star after completing his move to Germany.
There’s no question that Diaz will be a big miss at Liverpool; he brought dynamism and a never-say-die attitude to life at Anfield that perfectly fit in with the culture.Games GoalsAssists1484116
* Luis Diaz career stats for Liverpool Football Club, via LFC History
A transfer in Liverpool’s best interests?
Ultimately, Liverpool have made a reasonable profit on a player set to turn 29 in less than six months.
However, it would be a little deluded, to say the least, to suggest this exit is one that doesn’t hurt the club.
Diaz’s exit might mean more minutes for Cody Gakpo and teenage sensation Rio Ngumoha, but the fact remains we relied on the Colombian to play a significant role in our title-winning campaign.
In the 2024/25 campaign, the winger racked up the seventh most minutes in the squad.
Liverpool playerMinutes playedMo Salah4,501Virgil van Dijk4,437Ryan Gravenberch4,207Alexis Mac Allister3,569Dominik Szoboszlai3,429Ibrahima Koante3,372Luis Diaz3,336
* Liverpool players ranked by minutes accrued in the 2024/25 season (across all competitions), via Transfermarkt
Don’t get us wrong – Gakpo remains a quality option to call upon, and we’re seriously excited by Ngumoha’s potential. But this is still a serious loss for Liverpool to take ahead of the new season.
