Luis Diaz has completed a £65.5million transfer to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich from Liverpool.
The Colombian, who underwent his medical in Bavaria on Tuesday after the Reds accepted Bayern’s latest big-money offer, spoke of his pride at joining ‘one of the biggest clubs in the world’ upon completion of the deal.
‘It means a lot to me to be part of FC Bayern – one of the biggest clubs in the world,’ he told the club’s website. ‘I want to help my new team with my style of playing football and my personality.’
He said goodbye to his teammates a day earlier, three and a half years after he made the move to the Premier League from Porto. Diaz made 148 appearances during his time at Anfield, scoring 41 goals.
He is thought to have first told Liverpool bosses of his desire to leave last summer, but the club held firm.
They later made two separate attempts to agree a contract extension with the left-winger, but failed to convince Diaz due to a gap between offers and demands.
Luis Diaz has completed a £65.5million transfer to Bayern Munich, joining the German giants on a four-year deal
The Colombian has joined a star-studded roster which includes the likes of Harry Kane and Michael Olise
Bayern Munich have been admirers of the winger and were prepared to go big to bring him to the Bundesliga. Pictured: Bayern boss Vincent Kompany
The Premier League champions are expected to move forward with plans to sign Alexander Isak after the sale
Bayern initially advanced with an offer worth around £58.5m which was rebuffed, before Liverpool accepted the German champions’ second offer of £65.5m including add-ons.
More to follow.