NEWS AND RUMOURS ABOUT LIVERPOOL TRANSFERS: Barcelona Is After Diaz of Liverpool to Replace Raphina

NEWS AND RUMOURS ABOUT LIVERPOOL TRANSFERS: Barcelona Is After Diaz of Liverpool to Replace Raphina

Barcelona’s fortunes have been rather erratic in recent years.

The La Liga giants have found themselves falling further and further behind rivals Madrid both domestically and in Europe, and they are having a difficult time finding levers to pull while continuing to spend heavily in an attempt to close the gap despite financial difficulties. Although it appears unsustainable from the outside, Barcelona is unable to back down from Madrid’s current dominance and the need to be seen as at least legitimate competitors, which is again pushing them to look for innovative ways to try to stay ahead of Los Blancos.

that end, Mundo Deportivo claim that the Catalans will be looking to upgrade at the left wing position by selling Raphina to the Saudi Pro League and then reinvesting in Liverpool left winger Luis Diaz, with the England-based Colombian seen as an upgrade on Barca’s current Brazilian wide man.

Given Barcelona’s financials, the appeal is based in Diaz being seen as an improvement on Raphina, who they believe they can sell to Saudi for around €45M plus £20M in add-ons, the same fee Liverpool paid Porto for Diaz in 2022—and that the Reds would then be willing to sell Diaz on at that price.