Gary Neville has admitted that he finds it ‘utterly depressing’ how Liverpool have signed yet another brilliant footballer in the form of Luis Diaz.
Diaz snubbed a January transfer to Tottenham Hotspur to sign a £49 million deal at Liverpool, joining from Porto on a long-term contract.
And the 25-year-old has proven himself a revelation on Merseyside, scoring in the midweek victory over Manchester United to make it four goals across all competitions since arriving in England.
Diaz is poised to continue in the Reds’ attack for this afternoon’s visit of Everton in the Merseyside derby.
And Neville, a United man, has admitted that via The Echo ahead of today’s encounter at Anfield that it’s demoralising how effortlessly Liverpool appear to make top-quality signings.
He said: “Honestly, it’s utterly depressing. Oh my God, what a player he is. His tenacity, his skill, his pace, his fight, his spirit, everything. He’s cost not a lot again. They have found another one.”
Next generation
Yep, Liverpool definitely do have ‘another one’ here.
But remember, there’s a question mark over the Reds’ recruitment going forward.
Michael Edwards, their sporting director, will be leaving Anfield this summer and Julian Ward is taking over.
Edwards is directly responsible for so many of the stunning transfers – incomings and outgoings – that Liverpool have engineered down the years and it remains to be seen how his absence is felt.
The majority of their most influential players are either on the brink of turning 30 or have already hit that age, meaning there’s an emphasis on creating the club’s next great squad and time will tell how Ward fares in that venture.
One thing for sure is that Diaz, at 25, will be a big part of it.
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