Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Colombian winger Luis Diaz from FC Porto, their first main signing of the January switch window.
The Reds made their transfer throughout the course of the week and agreed phrases along with his membership, earlier than flying a delegation out to Argentina, the place Diaz is on worldwide obligation for a World Cup qualifier, to finish his medical.
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Diaz has agreed a five-and-a-half-year contract operating by means of to 2027, topic to a piece allow and worldwide clearance.
His new membership have introduced he’ll put on the No23 shirt, most not too long ago vacated by Xherdan Shaqiri.
The deal is anticipated to complete £50m all instructed if the winger hits sure targets. The payment has been reported as an preliminary €45m (£37.5m), with €15m (£12.5m) in performance-related add-ons.
Liverpool are nonetheless reportedly open to promoting Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino this month in an extra shake-up to their assault, whereas Neco Williams, Nat Phillips and the recalled-from-loan duo Leighton Clarkson and Rhys Williams might additionally but depart earlier than the window closes.
Diaz is just not anticipated to go to Merseyside for an additional week, given he’s on worldwide obligation and should await clearance and his work allow.
He performed twice towards Liverpool earlier this season within the Champions League, with the Reds successful each encounters, and scored twice towards AC Milan in the identical group stage.
On the Copa America final summer season he was the joint-top scorer together with Lionel Messi, netting 4 targets apiece, earlier than he continued his red-hot kind in entrance of purpose to attain 14 in 18 Liga NOS video games for Porto this season.
Diaz, who turned 25 earlier this month, will battle the likes of Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota for a task in Jurgen Klopp’s assault.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
