Liverpool are edging closer to landing the much-coveted Luis Diaz before the January transfer window closes.
Having kept their powder dry for some time, the Reds have moved late in the window for the 25-year-old Colombian winger, who has become a standout at FC Porto, and with terms reportedly agreed over wages and transfer fee, a medical this weekend is expected to see Diaz confirmed as a Liverpool player.
The fee, a reported initial £37.5m with a potential for £12.5m in add-ons, would represent a fine piece of business in the market for a player of the profile of Diaz, especially when the deal is some £25m less than the release clause that was in place in Porto. The Portuguese club are in need of cash as the financial problems exacerbated by the pandemic continue to cause issues, and were fined £250,000 by UEFA in December, along with a number of other clubs, by having breached Financial Fair Play rules due to having overdue payables.
