The president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, hit Liverpool to ask the price for Luis Diaz
Barcelona have made the left-back position one of their priority positions for the summer transfer market, but Liverpool go ahead Luis Diaz He will not be the player to strengthen that area of the field. Despite a meeting with Diaz's agent, Barcelona do not have the financial power to sign him.
While just six years ago Barcelona essentially asked Liverpool to name their price for Philippe Coutinho, they are no longer in a position to make bold moves in the transfer market. Diaz was discovered by Barcelona before his transfer to Liverpool from Porto, and as El Heraldo, and confirmed by SportThe president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, met with Carlos van Strahlen this week.
Asked about a potential asking price for the Colombian striker, he was told that Diaz would only be allowed to leave for 120-140 million euros, to which Laporta replied that this was “not viable”.
Barcelona will once again be hunting in the bargain basement, unless there are major sales this summer. From his last salary limit, Barcelona is in the region of 200 million euros over the budget, and will have to equalize that, or at least make major sales to be able to recruit again. Currently they are only able to invest 50% of what they sell or save in new salaries, and they must register Vitor Roque and Inigo Martinez already.
