Manchester City have begun searching for a successor to their former Argentine player Julian Alvarez, who recently moved to Atletico Madrid, with press reports indicating that Pep Guardiola is considering signing one of the stars. Liverpool.
City were forced to let Alvarez go to Atletico for €75m, which opens the door for them to sign a new striker before the end of the current summer transfer window.
English press reports stated today, Tuesday, that Guardiola’s team has chosen Colombian Luis Diaz to sign him this summer, to be the new attacking line for the team, and to join the Brazilian Savinho, who arrived at the Etihad Stadium a few weeks ago.
City have many stars in the attacking line, but the decline in the level of some of them during the recent period, such as Jack Grealish, made club officials think about strengthening the left side of the attacking line, so Diaz is one of the strong candidates to wear the Sky Blues shirt.
Manchester City bid to sign Luis Diaz
According to the Spanish journalist, Marcus BenitoThe Sky Blues officials have agreed on all the personal details with Diaz in order to sign him, revealing that the agreed contract is for a period of 5 years.
The source confirmed that Manchester City is ready to offer 70 million euros to Liverpool, in order to win the signature of the Colombian international this summer, and is only waiting for the approval of the Red Club to complete the deal in the coming days before the start of the competition. English Premier League Excellent 2024-25.
Luis Diaz is linked to Liverpool with a contract that extends until the summer of 2027. He joined the club in the winter of 2022 from the Portuguese club Porto, in a deal worth 50 million euros, according to indicators from the website “Transfer Market“.
During his time with Liverpool under German coach Jurgen Klopp, Luis Diaz played a total of 98 matches in various competitions, scoring 24 goals and providing 13 assists.
Manchester City are preparing to enter the Premier League, of which they hold the title, by traveling to London to face Chelsea next Sunday, a few days after winning the Community Shield against their neighbor and rival Manchester United.