{"id":110217,"date":"2025-05-17T23:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/110217\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:15:07","slug":"barcelona-once-again-considering-a-major-push-for-e80m-rated-liverpool-forward-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/110217\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona once again considering a major push for \u20ac80m-rated Liverpool forward – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amid celebrations for a highly successful season, FC Barcelona have already set their sights on their main target for the upcoming transfer window. <\/p>\n

The sporting department, led by director Deco, has identified the left-wing position as one that needs to be strengthened in the summer.<\/p>\n

Luis Diaz top target again<\/p>\n

According to reports relayed by Fichajes<\/a>, Luis Diaz from Liverpool tops Deco\u2019s wishlist as the club looks to strengthen the Barcelona frontline. <\/p>\n

Barca\u2019s current first-choice wingers are Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, both of whom have been in brilliant form this season and have played a key part in their successful campaign. <\/p>\n

However, the belief within the club is that they lack the one-on-one threat needed to consistently break defences from the left flank.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly, we feel very dependent on\u00a0Raphinha, on\u00a0Lamine. Maybe we need similar players, a solution for them,\u201d<\/strong> Deco had said<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n

\"\"Back on Barcelona\u2019s radar. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

As such, the Barcelona sporting director has set his sights firmly on Diaz as his explosive style fits perfectly with the brand of football Hansi Flick\u2019s team plays.<\/p>\n

The Colombian international, who has consistently been linked with Bar\u00e7a in recent years, is seen as the ideal addition: a player with international experience, attacking aggression, and the ability to make an impact in big moments.<\/p>\n

The deal will not be easy. Diaz is under contract with Liverpool until 2027 and has yet to respond to a renewal offer. The Reds are unlikely to be open to negotiations, especially following the confirmed departure of a key figure like Trent Alexander-Arnold. <\/p>\n

A transfer fee of around \u20ac80 million might be required \u2013 an obstacle given Barcelona\u2019s financial limitations.<\/p>\n

Nico Williams, whom Barcelona missed out on last summer, is seen as an alternative but as things Diaz is considered the top target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid celebrations for a highly successful season, FC Barcelona have already set their sights on their main target…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[199,11680,748,50056,393,6537,4884,179,8902,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-110217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-deco","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-fc-barcelona","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-liverpool","16":"tag-luis-diaz","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114525721347691322","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}