Barcelona president Joan Laporta has admitted they tried to sign Luis Diaz before the forward moved to Liverpool
. The Colombian moved from Porto to Anfield. last January He has made 38 appearances in the colors of the Reds, scoring 10 goals and providing eight assists
. Financially at the beginning of the year as well
, Laporta admitted that they were really interested in grabbing Diaz, but Liverpool moved the game so quickly that they successfully grabbed the army.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that the club wanted to buy Luis Diaz before he signed for Liverpool.
The Reds landed the forward in January 2022 for a reported fee of €45 million, with a further €15m in add-ons.
Laporta says Barcelona were also keen but missed out because of their financial issues.
“When we arrived at the club, Liverpool had already won,” he told UFABET.
. But we still have to deal with the economic situation that we have to fix and recover. but they are ahead of us.”
Laporta added, “He’s a great player and belongs to Liverpool. I won’t talk about him anymore, but yes, I admit that before. When he was going to leave Porto for Liverpool we spoke to his representatives but Liverpool had already made progress.