The sight of Luis Diaz’s name in Liverpool’s initial 33-man travelling squad for their mid-season training camp in Dubai was a most-welcome one - but fans will now be keeping their fingers crossed following his latest setback.
The Colombian has certainly been missed since limping off against Arsenal, and his return can’t come soon enough.
Signed for an initial £37m in January, the winger has been a revelation ever since he first stepped through the door at Anfield and while Mohamed Salah is looking to win the Fans' Footballer of the Year award for a third time, Diaz deserves a maiden success. Certainly, you’d imagine it won’t be long before club bosses are having to sign off on that full £49m transfer fee with activated add-ons.
