Liverpool tell Barcelona Diaz is not for sale

Liverpool person rejected an attack from Barcelona to speak to guardant Luis Diaz.

Club sources told BBC Sport that Colombia world Diaz, 1 of Liverpool's cardinal players successful winning nan Premier League title past season, is not for sale.

The 28-year-old joined Liverpool from Porto successful January 2022 and has a statement pinch nan nine until 2027.

He scored 13 goals and made 7 assists successful nan convention arsenic Liverpool won nan title by 10 points.

Diaz attracted liking from Manchester City past summertime and besides has admirers successful Saudi Arabia.

"I'm very happy astatine Liverpool - I've ever said so," said Diaz, who is connected world work for his country's games against Peru and Argentina. "They've welcomed maine very well.

"The transportation marketplace is opening, and we're trying to put what's champion for us. I'm waiting to spot what happens.

"If Liverpool gives america a bully hold aliases I person to spot retired my two-year contract, I'll beryllium happy. It each depends connected them. I'm present to determine and spot what's champion for america and nan future."

Speculation astir Diaz's early accrued aft he and his woman some wrote lengthy posts connected societal media to Liverpool fans that could beryllium interpreted arsenic farewell messages.

Liverpool sporting head Richard Hughes and Fenway Sports Group's main executive of shot Michael Edwards person looked to refresh Arne Slot's squad early successful nan transportation window.

Last week nan Premier League champions completed nan £29.5 cardinal signing of Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool are adjacent to agreeing a club-record £109m interest to motion Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz from Leverkusen, and are successful talks to motion Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez for betwixt £45m and £50m.

Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili will subordinate nan squad aft joining Liverpool past summertime but spending nan play connected indebtedness astatine Valencia.

In April, prolific guardant Mohamed Salah ended speculation astir his early by signing a caller two-year statement to support him astatine Anfield until 2027, while skipper Virgil van Dijk signed a caller woody later that month.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has joined Real Madrid 1 period earlier nan extremity of his Liverpool contract, while goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has been sold to Brentford for an first £12.5m fee.

Striker Darwin Nunez has been linked pinch moves to Saudi Arabian clubs arsenic good arsenic Barcelona.