Team correspondent clarified the true situation of the rumours claiming that two of Liverpool's players Luis Díaz and Andrew Robertson, are "about to move to La Liga"..
2025-06-18 08:57
The Athletic's resident renowned English Liverpool team correspondent James Pearce, clarified the true situation of the rumours claiming that two of the club's players, Colombia international left winger Luis Díaz and Scotland international left wingback Andrew Robertson, are "about to move to La Liga".
According to Pearce's report, the statement claiming that the two have been confirmed "to be moving to La Liga" is very different from the real situation.
He said, Atlético Madrid only begun initial approach with Robertson to inquire about his willingness to transfer, but Los Colchoneros never submitted any offer to Liverpool. The player is open to joining Atléti, but has not informed the Reds that he has decided to leave the club.
After the end of the season, Liverpool has begun to negotiate with Robertson's agent about contract extension. However, as the player is currently on holiday, the negotiation process has been suspended.
When Robertson returns to the club on July 8 to participate in the Premier League champions' first training session of the new season, the two parties will restart the negotiations again.
At that time, Sporting Director Richard Hughes and head coach Arne Slot will also understand the No. 26's transfer intention.
However, it is certain that Liverpool has no intention of letting Andrew Robertson, whose contract still has one year of run, join Atlético Madrid on a free transfer as rumoured on the Internet.
Unlike Robertson's situation, Pearce said that Barcelona had never formally approached Díaz since the beginning.
He pointed out that many people like to interpret his wife's recent post on Instagram as Díaz's farewell message, but in fact, it was just the couple and their family expressing gratitude to the fans for their warm support this season.
Since the beginning, the Blaugrana have always been interested in signing the No. 7 player based on rumours that Díaz's father was revealed to be a fan of the La Liga champions a few years ago, and its Sporting Director Deco admired Díaz very much.
It is worth mentioning that Luis Díaz has never publicly expressed his desire to leave the club to join Barcelona, and the latter club is still considering whether to really fulfill Deco's wishes.
Pierce added that, as far as he knows, Barcelona's main transfer target this summer is Athletic Bilbao wonderkid Nico Williams.
The Blaugrana have already approached Williams' agent, and the two sides have reached a partial agreement on personal terms.
However, since the Lehoiak have clearly stipulated that Williams' €58 million buyout clause must be paid in one lump sum, and whether the transfer can be approved depends on the final decision of the La Liga, even if a partial agreement is reached, Barcelona still needs to seriously consider whether to submit an offer to Athletic Bilbao.
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