Barcelona can turn to €50m Bayern Munich player as Liverpool close doors for Luis Diaz | OneFootball

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Nico Williams remains the top priority for FC Barcelona in this summer transfer window, but with only a few days left before the 2024-25 season starts, the Catalans have still not been able to sign him.

With Nico’s arrival anything but certain at this point in time, the Blaugranes are also keeping their eyes on some other players to whom they can turn if they miss out on this target. As already reported, the Liverpool winger Luis Diaz was at the top of this contingency list for Barcelona.

However, as SPORT has reported, the Premier League side has closed the door on the possibility of a departure for the Colombian, and thus, it is highly unlikely that he will join Barcelona this summer.

The new Liverpool coach, Arne Slot, recently confirmed that Luis Diaz was going to remain in his team for the upcoming season: “The future of Luis Díaz is with us. I really like what I’ve seen from him. He has had a great impact on the game, and I like him a lot.”

As is clear from Slot’s comments, Diaz is going to be an important player for Liverpool next season. Thus, he is now farther away from Barcelona, as the Catalans were going to find it difficult to finance his transfer even if Liverpool were open to selling.

With Diaz ruled out, FC Barcelona are now tracking other options in the market, and the Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman is emerging as a player on whose signing the Catalans can arrive at a consensus.