{"id":285100,"date":"2025-07-23T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/285100\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:45:15","slug":"luis-diaz-asks-liverpool-to-accept-bayerns-new-offer-ahead-of-65m-bid-liverpool-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/285100\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz &#8216;asks Liverpool to accept Bayern&#8217;s new offer&#8217; ahead of \u00a365m bid &#8211; Liverpool FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/luis-diaz\/\" title=\"Luis Diaz\" rel=\"noopener\">Luis Diaz<\/a> is looking to leave Liverpool this summer, and with <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/bayern-munich\/\" title=\"Bayern Munich\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a> expected to table a new offer, he is claimed to have asked the club to accept.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Diaz has already been subject of unsuccessful advances from both Bayern and <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/barcelona\/\" title=\"Barcelona\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> this summer, with Liverpool adamant their No. 7 is not for sale.<\/p>\n<p>But with the 28-year-old making it clear he wishes to pursue other financial opportunities elsewhere there has been a shift in the club\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n<p>That is according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/fc-bayern-bayern-sicher-dass-dieser-star-kommt-687f2c40e3080c1c1f382f6b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BILD<\/a> this week, with it claimed that Liverpool are now \u201cwilling to negotiate\u201d as Bayern prepare a new offer.<\/p>\n<p>Having seen a bid of \u20ac67 million (\u00a358m) turned down earlier this month, Bayern are said to be ready to offer \u20ac75 million (\u00a365m).<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-01-11-016-Liverpool_Accrington_Stanley-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz, subs bench (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-318385\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra \u2013 considered a reliable source when it comes to Diaz \u2013 the forward has \u201crequested that Liverpool, if they are not going to renew his contract (as promised in May), accept the offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PSierraR\/status\/1947765717199147097\">X<\/a>, Sierra added: \u201cThe Colombian winger wants to improve his conditions and seize the opportunity with the German team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Bayern\u2019s proposed offer is just shy of the \u20ac80 million fee reports in Spain claimed was part of a \u2018gentleman\u2019s agreement\u2019 between Diaz and Liverpool to facilitate a transfer, it would represent a significant profit for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Not only would it mean recouping the \u00a350 million paid to Porto in 2022, but with a further boost to the coffers and, crucially, their accounts to align with the <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/premier-league\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a>\u2018s PSR restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>However, Liverpool would clearly need to weigh that against the prospect of losing a crucial part of <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/arne-slot\/\" title=\"Arne Slot\" rel=\"noopener\">Arne Slot<\/a>\u2018s attack.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz would need an elite replacement<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P2025-04-06-Fulham_Liverpool-95-e1743950675733-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, April 6, 2025: Liverpool's Luis D\u00edaz celebrates after scoring his side's second goal to make the score 3-2 during the FA Premier League match between Fulham FC and Liverpool FC at Craven Cottage. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-medium wp-image-319681\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Diaz made 50 appearances for the Reds last season, starting 38 games, clocking the seventh-most minutes in the squad and providing 17 goals and five assists.<\/p>\n<p>With <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/diogo-jota\/\" title=\"Diogo Jota\" rel=\"noopener\">Diogo Jota<\/a>\u2018s passing and expected departures of both <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/darwin-nunez\/\" title=\"Darwin Nunez\" rel=\"noopener\">Darwin Nunez<\/a> and <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/federico-chiesa\/\" title=\"Federico Chiesa\" rel=\"noopener\">Federico Chiesa<\/a>, the club may see it as a gamble to allow their primary No. 9 option of the campaign just gone to also move on.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, if Diaz leaves, Liverpool would need a replacement, and both <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/real-madrid\/\" title=\"Real Madrid\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Madrid<\/a>\u2018s Rodrygo and Lyon\u2019s Malick Fofana have been touted as options.<\/p>\n<p>It also raises the possibility of an outrageous move for <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/newcastle\/\" title=\"Newcastle\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle<\/a>\u2018s Alexander Isak to go along with the imminent arrival of \u00a379 million <a data-ail=\"324303\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/hugo-ekitike\/\" title=\"Hugo Ekitike\" rel=\"noopener\">Hugo Ekitike<\/a> from Eintracht Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>With Ekitike set to become the seventh signing of an already record-breaking summer, it seems as though there could still be a lot more to come from Liverpool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz is looking to leave Liverpool this summer, and with Bayern Munich expected to table a new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,763,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-285100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-liverpool-fc","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114902383023322986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285100","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=285100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}