{"id":771432,"date":"2026-02-18T00:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/771432\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:10:15","slug":"bayern-munich-chief-praises-luis-diazs-agent-for-sealing-liverpool-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/771432\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich chief praises Luis Diaz&#8217;s agent for sealing Liverpool exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Diaz left Liverpool for German giants Bayern Munich last summer with the Colombian bringing to an end a hugely successful spell at Anfield with his switch to the Allianz Arena<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luis Diaz\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_GettyImages-2261798380.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Luis Diaz has had an impressive debut season with Bayern Munich\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Luis Diaz has had an impressive debut season with Bayern Munich(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has claimed that <a aria-label=\"Luis DiazLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/luis-diaz\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Diaz<\/a>\u2019s agent \u2018gave everything\u2019 to seal his move from <a aria-label=\"LiverpoolLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> to <a aria-label=\"Bayern MunichLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bayern-munich\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Bayern Munich<\/a>. The Colombian winger ended a successful spell on Merseyside in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Bayern ended up paying \u00a365.5m Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/luis-diaz-liverpool-bayern-munich-35626260\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Bayern ended up paying \u00a365.5m <\/a>for Diaz\u2019s services. He was among a host of first-team stars to leave the club &#8211; Darwin Nunez, <a aria-label=\"Trent Alexander-ArnoldLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/trent-alexander-arnold\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/a>, Jarell Quansah and Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher all among those to follow him out of the exit door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hoeness has since opened up on Diaz\u2019s move to Munich and has praised his agent for facilitating the switch. Speaking to Bild about agents in football, he said: \u201cLuis D\u00edaz\u2019s agent, for instance, fought hard to get him from Liverpool, which was very difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cHe gave everything for his client and still always spoke fairly with Liverpool. We\u2019re happy to pay someone like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Diaz has earned praise across his debut season in Bayern, having scored 19 goals and provided a further 15 assists in just 32 appearances in all competitions. Speaking about his performances, Bayern boss <a aria-label=\"Vincent KompanyLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/vincent-kompany\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Vincent Kompany<\/a> said: &#8220;He had a short break in December, which was important for him at that moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">MAKE THE MIRROR YOUR FIRST CHOICE!<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"[object Object] Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Click here to activate<\/strong> <\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBut then, we had another stretch of 7 matches in 20 days in January. He has incredible energy\u2014Lucho is a machine. There are tough moments at times, but he brings exactly the same intensity to training on Mondays. That\u2019s helped us tremendously this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hoeness\u2019 praise for Diaz\u2019s agent comes at the same time that he has criticised the representatives of Dayot Upamecano. The French defender is out of contract at the end of the season, with negotiations over a renewed deal having stalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking about the situation, Hoeness said: \u201cDo you know what\u2019s so disastrous about that? In Upamecano\u2019s case, the agents either wanted to drive up our price or push him to another club, and as a thank you, we were supposed to pay them a signing bonus. That\u2019s a contradiction in terms that we shouldn\u2019t tolerate any longer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Luis Diaz\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_GettyImages-2227669074.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Diaz signed for Bayern Munich for \u00a365.5m in the summer\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Diaz signed for Bayern Munich for \u00a365.5m in the summer(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE!<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorFootballLFC#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: \u201cThat word \u2018no\u2019 will be heard more often in the future. We\u2019re all in agreement on that at the club. We might even put one or two agents \u2013 if they behave unfairly \u2013 on a list and tell them that we will no longer sign players they represent. That would be the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bayern Munich are currently favourites to win the Bundesliga this season. 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