Aston Villa in Birmingham and Wolverhampton in Anfield is what remains for Liverpool to close the season with that remote possibility of becoming Premier League champion. That will be the end of the successful stage of Jürgen Klopp, who will be replaced by Arne Slotand uncertainty grows regarding the future of several players.
Luis Díaz has a current contract with the Reds until mid-2027 and, although his name has been mentioned in some transfer market rumors, everything seems to indicate that he will stay in Liverpool. Despite this, his future was a topic of conversation on the podcast Walk On of TheAthletic with James Pearce, Andy Jones and Tony Evans.
During the talk they highlighted the dedication and contribution of the Colombian: “He has become the only attacker Klopp has been able to properly rely on for almost all of 2024. (…) and he has probably been one of the most consistent players.” But Evans was equally critical of his contribution in terms of goals: “he only has eight goals in the League this season, which is a disappointing result, and his conversion rate is similar to Núñez’s.”
For his part, Jones added: “There has always been a conversation about his numbers: his goal contributions and his production. I think sometimes he is more of a left midfielder than a winger. He does a lot of good things too far from the goal, that’s good in a sense because he helps the team progress on the field (…), but one wonders if he has that killer instinct”, remembering some options that he could not capitalize against West Ham and Manchester City.
Is it the right time to sell Lucho?
Pearce believes that if Liverpool really have in mind to sell him and take financial advantage of a possible transfer, This would be the ideal moment, since he is 27 years old, he is at a good level and has a lot of potential to continue growingwhich increases its value.
“At his age, unless you see Díaz really taking you where you want to go in the next few years, This would be the time to sell it, if you were ever going to do so. If you wait two years, you know you won’t make the kind of profits you’d want for someone of your caliber.” he commented.
Jones agrees for the most part, but added a factor that had not been taken into account in the podcast and that is that The Colombian can fit perfectly into Arne Slot’s idea, well The Dutchman exploits the game a lot on the wings and gives relevance to the extremes.
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With two days left and Manchester City with another game in hand, Liverpool needs almost a miracle to win the Premier League. To begin you must add the remaining six points, that Arsenal lose both games against Manchester United and Everton and that Pep Guardiola’s team adds a point of the nine that remain.
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