Luis Díaz move to Bayern Munich confirmed as Liverpool agree a fee of £65.5m in what will be a 4-year deal.
Luis Díaz completes £65.5m move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich.
Luis Díaz’s €75 million (£65.5 million) move to Bayern Munich has improved Liverpool’s financial situation ahead of a possible approach for Alexander Isak.
After Liverpool received an improved offer on Sunday that they believed represented fair market value for the 28-year-old Colombian international, Díaz signed a four-year contract with the Bundesliga champions, with the option to extend it by one year. Díaz, who turns 29 in January, had expressed his desire to leave the Premier League winners and departed Liverpool’s preseason training camp in Tokyo on Monday to complete the deal.
Prior to Arne Slot’s first season as head coach, Liverpool resisted the winger’s desire to leave last summer. The club then made an effort to extend his contract, which was set to expire in 2027, but Liverpool reluctantly agreed to his transfer because there was little chance of a deal and Bayern improved their offer with attainable add-ons. Last season, Díaz scored 17 goals in all competitions and was instrumental in the team’s 20th league title victory.
Díaz is the third most expensive transfer in Bayern’s history, behind Harry Kane and Lucas Hernández. In addition, he is Liverpool’s third-largest-ever sale, after Luis Suárez and Philippe Coutinho, who both went to Barcelona.
“Three years and a half that I’ll treasure forever. I arrived with all the dreams in the world, and I am leaving proud of everything we achieved together,” Díaz posted on Instagram. “I have met incredible people, fabulous colleagues, coaches who helped me a lot, and extraordinary fans. Liverpool is, indeed, a special team, and I will keep everyone in my heart …
“It would have been the perfect goodbye if we hadn’t lost one of ours in such a tragic way,” Díaz added, referring to former teammate Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car accident earlier this month. “As I said, and I repeat, I carry everyone with me in my heart, but one of them in particular: Diogo. I will never forget him. We will never forget him. Thank you for everything. YNWA.”