{"id":45950,"date":"2026-04-17T00:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/fsg-accelerates-move-towards-signing-liverpools-new-player-luis-diaz\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:27:14","slug":"fsg-accelerates-move-towards-signing-liverpools-new-player-luis-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/fsg-accelerates-move-towards-signing-liverpools-new-player-luis-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"FSG accelerates move towards signing Liverpool&#8217;s new player Luis Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/fsg-accelerates-move-towards-signing-liverpools-new-player-luis-diaz\/#How_Ekitikes_injury_could_change_Liverpools_transfer_plans\" >How Ekitike&#8217;s injury could change Liverpool&#8217;s transfer plans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/fsg-accelerates-move-towards-signing-liverpools-new-player-luis-diaz\/#Why_Iliman_Ndiay_could_become_Liverpools_new_Luis_Dias\" >Why Iliman Ndiay could become Liverpool&#8217;s new Luis Dias<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/fsg-accelerates-move-towards-signing-liverpools-new-player-luis-diaz\/#Liverpool_accelerate_bid_to_sign_dream_Ekitike_replacement_for_75m\" >Liverpool accelerate bid to sign dream Ekitike replacement for \u00a375m<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The difference between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain in the two Champions League games this season was chalk and cheese. Major surgery is needed because this team is not a team capable of winning the highest prize in football.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Although these are two title-winning teams, the differences could not be more stark and Arne Slott knows Liverpool won&#8217;t be winning silver this season and are instead focused on jumping on the Champions League train into the new season.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a disastrous year for the Premier League champions, but there&#8217;s no mistaking that. But when it rained, it poured, and Hugo Ekitike&#8217;s ruptured Achilles tendon in the game against PSG sadly played a role.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s top scorer (2025\/26)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>app<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Hugo Ekitike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dominik Szoboszlai<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>mohamed salah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>11<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>cody steele<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Florian Wirtz<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Ekitike, 23, has been one of Liverpool&#8217;s star players this season, finishing as their top scorer with 17 goals. He joined from Eintracht Frankfurt for \u00a379m last summer, but his season was brutally cut short. Not only will he miss the North American World Cup, he will also face a tough battle to recover by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-ekitike-injury-is-changing-liverpool-transfer-plans\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Ekitikes_injury_could_change_Liverpools_transfer_plans\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>How Ekitike&#8217;s injury could change Liverpool&#8217;s transfer plans<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Last year, Liverpool spent big on the front, touting a years-long rebuild that should not be repeated if they are to be successful for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>That didn&#8217;t happen. Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak have both struggled throughout their first spells at Anfield, while 33-year-old Mohamed Salah is set to leave this summer after his own miserable campaign.<\/p>\n<p>    Kodi Gakpo&#8217;s departure has been discussed, but with Ekitike expected to be out for a long period of time, the Dutch player cannot afford to leave due to his poor performance. This has changed Liverpool&#8217;s transfer plans, but there is still a chance they could move towards upgrading Gakpo.<\/p>\n<p>A number of targets have been identified, but all eyes could be on Merseyside rival Iliman Ndiaye, who has been Everton&#8217;s talisman since joining in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>    Ndiaye, 26, is one of the most dangerous and versatile attackers in the Premier League and, according to TEAMtalk, he is firmly on FSG&#8217;s shortlist as they accelerate plans to sign a new winger.<\/p>\n<p>Worth \u00a375m, Ndiaye is an instant Premier League star and could be the answer to one of the biggest attacking problems threatening Liverpool&#8217;s resurgence next year.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-iliman-ndiaye-could-be-liverpool-39-s-new-luis-diaz\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Iliman_Ndiay_could_become_Liverpools_new_Luis_Dias\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Iliman Ndiay could become Liverpool&#8217;s new Luis Dias<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool will be without Luis Diaz. Hindsight is a funny old story, but even when the Colombian was sold to Bayern Munich for \u00a365m, some wondered whether FSG had sold the left-wing slot short.<\/p>\n<p>He was a huge asset to Vincent Kompany&#8217;s team, direct and deadly, yet elegant and effortless as he raced down the channels. Liverpool won&#8217;t take him back, but in Ndiaye&#8217;s case they could sign a new version.<\/p>\n<p>Described by pundit Jamie O&#8217;Hara as &#8220;one of the best players in the Premier League&#8221;, N&#8217;Diai has scored 17 goals and provided four assists in almost two years with the Blues, but his influence goes far beyond mere goalscoring numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Ndiai&#8217;s games have a combat quality that most players cannot achieve. Dias is comparable to him in that respect, but Ndiaye has the fundamental potential to become an even better Premier League player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Premier League Comparison &#8211; Dias vs Ndiay<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (* per 90)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Diaz (24\/25)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Let&#8217;s go (25\/26)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Match (start)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>36(28)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26(26)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>touch*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>36.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>50.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Number of shots (on target)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.0 (0.8)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.2 (0.7)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Exact path*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>19.8 (86%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>25.5 (84%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>A big opportunity has arisen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Key pass*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>dribble*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.5 (51%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.1 (53%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Ball recovery rate*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Tackle + Interception*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Duel (win)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.8 (40%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6.0 (46%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Ndiaye&#8217;s results in the Premier League may not have been as impressive as Dias&#8217; in his final spell on Merseyside, but he played in an Everton side that had to work hard to find an active attacking play under manager David Moyes, and was praised by Everton writer Lyndon Lloyd as &#8220;having magic&#8221;. He is also as belligerent as they come, as well as a diligent and efficient worker.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting that Ndiaye is a clinical finisher. He may not have scored that many goals, but the 26-year-old knows how to find the top corner and his arrival could negate one of Liverpool&#8217;s biggest problems in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>Ndiaye is not a versatile striker, but with Isaac returning to full fitness, this could be the perfect way to counter Ekitike&#8217;s injury while increasing Liverpool&#8217;s attacking range and dynamism.<\/p>\n<p>    Whether Liverpool can actually persuade their arch-rivals to hand over their star player is another question. Every transaction comes with a premium. But the Reds are eyeing Ndiaye, a winger who has the potential to emulate and possibly even surpass Dias at Anfield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"perfect-ekitike-replacement-liverpool-eyeing-anthony-gordon\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hugo-ekitike-liverpool-psg.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hugo-ekitike-liverpool-psg.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_accelerate_bid_to_sign_dream_Ekitike_replacement_for_75m\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tLiverpool accelerate bid to sign dream Ekitike replacement for \u00a375m<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Liverpool are looking to sign a new attacker following Hugo Ekitike&#8217;s injury.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The difference between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain in the two Champions League games this season was chalk and cheese. Major surgery is needed because this team is not a team capable of winning the highest prize in football. Although these are two title-winning teams, the differences could not be more stark and Arne Slott knows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[8827,1213,40,507,609,960,372,575,380],"class_list":{"0":"post-45950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-accelerates","9":"tag-diaz","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-fsg","12":"tag-liverpools","13":"tag-luis","14":"tag-move","15":"tag-player","16":"tag-signing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}