Liverpool site This is Anfield compiled a few reports indicating that Liverpool FC actually attempted to extend the contract of Luis Diaz before ultimately selling him to Bayern Munich:

Liverpool had made two attempts to extend Luis Diaz’s contract before he agreed a £65.6 million transfer to Bayern Munich this summer. The 28-year-old saw Liverpool and Bayern Munich formally agree a deal to see the Colombian swap Anfield for the Allianz Arena on Sunday, with an offer of €75 million (£65.6m) accepted. However, The Times’ Paul Joyce, among others, have since reported that Liverpool made two failed attempts to extend Diaz’s contract.

“It is understood there was an insurmountable gap between the offers pitched by Liverpool and the demands made by Diaz’s agent,” Joyce explained.

The Echo’s Paul Gorst, meanwhile, adds that there had “been no rush on discussions” from the club’s side and that “stance led to frustration inside Diaz’s camp.” The 28-year-old had two years left on his contract at Anfield, which saw him earn around £140,000 per week, considerably more than the £55,000 previously claimed. For comparison, the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa are believed to be in a similar bracket.

Throughout the process, there was very little discussion regarding any attempts made by Liverpool to keep Diaz. That is all water under the bridge at this point, though, as the Colombian is expected to ink his contract with Bayern Munich in the coming hours.

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