Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich: Liverpool winger compl...

Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has accomplished a £65.5m transfer to Bayern Munich.

Bayern beat Barcelona to the signature of Diaz, who leaves Anfield regardless of having two years left on his Liverpool contract.

Liverpool rejected Bayern’s preliminary advances and a suggestion believed to be within the area of £58.5m (€67m), however the Bundesliga champions returned with a second supply of £65.5m (€75m) together with add-ons. The Reds accepted the supply after securing what the membership considers to be full market worth.

Two separate makes an attempt from Liverpool to agree a contract extension with Diaz failed as a consequence of a spot between gives and calls for, and after the winger helped ship the membership’s twentieth Premier League title, Liverpool reluctantly agreed to his request to go away.

The Premier League champions have now generated greater than £130m from gross sales this summer time.

They rebuffed Bayern’s preliminary method for Diaz however the cash on supply was thought-about too good to reject for a participant that turns 29 in 5 months.

Diaz had expressed a want to go away and, with two years left on his contract, Liverpool felt there was little likelihood he would signal a renewal.

Liverpool are set to make a revenue of round £22m on Diaz, who was signed from Porto in January 2022.

Will Liverpool transfer for Isak after Diaz sale?

It’s understood Liverpool made a casual method for Alexander Isak earlier than signing Ekitike, however they continue to be enormous admirers of the Newcastle striker.

Magpies boss Eddie Howe has admitted that Isak’s future could also be out of his palms amid these intense hyperlinks to Liverpool.

Sky Sports activities Information additionally understands Isak has informed Newcastle he wants to explore his options this switch window.

Quizzed about Isak’s future on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, Howe mentioned: “He’s nonetheless our participant. He is contracted to us. We, to a level, management what’s subsequent for him.

“I might like to consider all potentialities are nonetheless accessible to us. My want is that he stays, however that is not in my full management.

“We’ve not acquired a proper supply for Alex, from any membership. My want is that he stays and we see him enjoying once more subsequent 12 months.”

Isak has three years left to run on his present deal, so Newcastle are mentioned to be in a powerful bargaining place and worth the participant at £150m.

Final week, Howe confirmed that the Sweden worldwide won’t be enjoying a component in Newcastle’s pre-season tour after he knowledgeable the membership he will probably be exploring his choices.

Isak was despatched dwelling by Howe forward of the 4-0 pre-season defeat to Celtic as a consequence of being affected by switch hypothesis following an method from Liverpool.

The striker then wasn’t a part of the travelling celebration to East Asia, with Newcastle saying he was left at dwelling as a consequence of a minor thigh challenge and a long-haul flight would not have helped his restoration.

In

Milos Kerkez – Bournemouth, £40m

Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen, £116m

Jeremie Frimpong – Bayer Leverkusen, £29.5m

Giorgi Mamardashvili – Valencia, £29m

Hugo Ekitike – Eintracht Frankfurt, £79m

Armin Pecsi – Puskas Akademia

Freddie Woodman – Preston, free

Out

Luis Diaz – Bayern Munich, £65.5m

Trent Alexander-Arnold – Actual Madrid, £10m

Caoimhin Kelleher – Brentford, £18m

Jarell Quansah – Bayer Leverkusen, £35m

Nat Phillips – West Brom, £3m

Vitezslav Jaros – Ajax, mortgage

Owen Beck – Derby, mortgage

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