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Samuel Meade

Luis Diaz spotted in Liverpool kit ahead of official unveiling after £50m transfer

Luis Diaz has been pictured with a Liverpool shirt for the first time ahead of his switch to Anfield.

The Porto winger is edging closer to a move with a medical taking place this weekend.

Diaz is currently away on international duty with Colombia meaning Liverpool representatives have had to fly out to South America to complete the deal.

Pictures have now surfaced on social media of the winger in a Liverpool training top, whilst holding an official match shirt.

Liverpool will pay £37.5m up front and have also agreed on a package of add-ons worth a potential £12.5m.

The 24-year-old has accepted personal terms on a five-year contract worth around £90,000-a-week.

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Tottenham were also in for the winger, which somewhat forced Liverpool's hand as they remained coy on their chances of doing business this month.

It looks as if they will capture the highly-rated winger though, who will provide competition for Sadio Mane and Mo Salah.

Diaz started his career with Barranquilla FC before moving to Junior de Barranquilla in 2017.

Two years later, Porto swooped by signing Diaz on a five-year contract after agreeing to pay the Primera A division club £6m for 80 percent of his economic rights.

The Portuguese club paid another £1.48m in transfer costs.

Porto’s owners SAD opened talks about buying the remaining 20 percent of Diaz’s rights in November but didn’t have the cash to proceed with a deal.

Sources at Anfield have confirmed that they have only dealt with Porto, Diaz and his advisers.

The imminent arrival of the Colombian could have knock on affects this month for the Reds.

In attack Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino are already largely restricted to cameos off the bench or cup games.

The winger was on Tottenham's radar before the Reds swooped in (Diogo Cardoso/Getty Images)

The pair are set to see their minutes further hampered by the arrival of Diaz and could seek moves away from Anfield, be it on loan or permanently.

Liverpool could also allow Nathaniel Phillips to leave Merseyside should their valuation be met.

The centre-half, who was a regular last term, has rarely featured this season due to the options available to Klopp.

Last month he said: "I'm going to see what comes along [in January] and go from there. I think at this moment in time it's unlikely that I'll be playing lots of games for Liverpool.

"So if an opportunity arises where I get the chance to do that somewhere else and it suits everyone then it's certainly something I'd be interested in."

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