Two months on, that farewell has been confirmed with Diaz set to complete a €75 million (£65.6m; $88.1m) move to Bayern Munich. It brings the curtain down on a three-and-a-half-year Anfield career which yielded 41 goals in 148 appearances.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has ruled out a move for Luis Diaz this summer despite claiming the Liverpool star wanted to move to the Camp Nou. As reported by the ECHO, at the start of June, the Reds turned down an approach from the La Liga giants for the Colombia international.

While Liverpool have already spent big this summer, their transfer business isn’t slowing down. Now, the focus is on finding the right player to replace Diaz — and Rodrygo fits the mold. The 24-year-old has been a regular for Madrid,