{"id":49527,"date":"2026-07-02T00:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/liverpool-really-really-keen-to-sign-dias-clone-for-103m\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T00:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:54:23","slug":"liverpool-really-really-keen-to-sign-dias-clone-for-103m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/liverpool-really-really-keen-to-sign-dias-clone-for-103m\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool &#8216;really, really keen&#8217; to sign Dias clone for \u00a3103m"},"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\/07\/02\/liverpool-really-really-keen-to-sign-dias-clone-for-103m\/#Liverpool_still_%E2%80%98really_really_keen_to_seal_103m_deal\" >Liverpool still &#8216;really, really keen&#8217; to seal \u00a3103m deal<\/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\/07\/02\/liverpool-really-really-keen-to-sign-dias-clone-for-103m\/#Why_Barcola_can_be_like_Liverpools_mainstay_Diaz\" >Why Barcola can be like Liverpool&#8217;s mainstay Diaz<\/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\/07\/02\/liverpool-really-really-keen-to-sign-dias-clone-for-103m\/#Transfer_fee_Liverpool_can_spend_on_new_signing_Rio_Ngumoja\" >Transfer fee Liverpool can spend on new signing Rio Ngumoja<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>One of Liverpool&#8217;s most prominent accounts may still be taking his word for it a year later, hailing the signing of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz to replace Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz as &#8220;the biggest upgrade in football history&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah responded at the time, questioning why supporters could not &#8220;celebrate a great signing without disrespecting the Premier League champions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the Egyptian was right to praise the efforts of Nu\u00f1ez and Diaz. The latter in particular was absent last season as coach Arne Slott oversaw a desperately disappointing title defense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Diaz &#8211; Bundesliga statistics 25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (*per game)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>record<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>game<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>32<\/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><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>minutes per goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>163<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>missed a big opportunity<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>15<\/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><strong>14<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>A big opportunity has arisen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Key pass*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Pass accuracy*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>86%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>It was successful. dribble*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Foul win*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The decision to sell the Colombian in a deal worth \u00a365.5 million certainly still hurts, not least because of his explosive form since Bayern Munich, and there is no doubt that the Reds will be looking for a viable solution on the left.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-still-quot-really-really-keen-quot-to-seal-pound-103m-signing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_still_%E2%80%98really_really_keen_to_seal_103m_deal\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool still &#8216;really, really keen&#8217; to seal \u00a3103m deal<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hugo Ekitike remains on a long-term absence. Salah has left, but Isak is still fighting his way back to full fitness, and there is no doubt that attacking reinforcements are a must at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>    Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s interest in Kodi Gakpo has also been noted, and the Dutchman&#8217;s potential departure will further increase the need for new reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the likely option would have been RB Leipzig&#8217;s Yann Diomande, but the 19-year-old seems set on joining Paris Saint-Germain, either this summer or later.<\/p>\n<p>This move could be a boon for Liverpool, opening the door to signing Bradley Barcola from the Ligue 1 side, with Fabrizio Romano outlining on the Herewego podcast that a sale for the 23-year-old cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>    Indeed, according to Romano, Andoni Iraola are firmly in the running for the Frenchman, but Arsenal are also in the process of looking for a new left winger.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m not saying Barcola won&#8217;t be for sale at the end of June, because I think there&#8217;s still a chance we&#8217;ll see some movement because Liverpool are very interested and Barcola is on Arsenal&#8217;s list. But Liverpool are really, really keen on this player.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Romano outlined that the Champions League winners would need &#8220;significant funds&#8221; to consider a sale, which could amount to around \u00a3103m.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-barcola-could-be-like-prime-diaz-for-liverpool\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Barcola_can_be_like_Liverpools_mainstay_Diaz\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Barcola can be like Liverpool&#8217;s mainstay Diaz<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s succession plan couldn&#8217;t have been better, with Jurgen Klopp bringing Dias on board in January 2022, just months before Sadio Mane left for the Colombian&#8217;s current team, Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>    But while it would be an overstatement to say that Diaz was initially a huge success, Diaz missed most of his first full season due to a knee injury and finished with just 14 league goals and assists in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was after Slott&#8217;s arrival that everything really clicked, with the former Porto speedster scoring 18 goals and assists in the top flight and playing a crucial role in their recent title win.<\/p>\n<p>The speed and tenacity of his game in 2024\/25 was truly breathtaking, whether on the left or in a makeshift number nine role.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to see why Barcola could take up the mantle next term, as the former Lyon star himself is already arguably &#8220;one of the best left-wingers in Europe&#8221; in the opinion of Como scout Ben Mattinson.<\/p>\n<p>    Like Dias, the France international has a formidable combination of speed and skill, and can terrorize opposition defenders with his direct dribbling skills from the left.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Scout Lab points out that while D\u00edaz was actually the player most similar to Barcola in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues last season, the South American was considered the fifth most similar player in 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p>That season, D\u00edaz scored 13 goals and assisted five in the Premier League, while Barcola shone in Paris, reaching double figures for both goals and assists in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n<p>Also this year, he created 18 &#8220;big chances&#8221; and averaged one successful dribble per game, while Diaz created only eight &#8220;big chances&#8221; but averaged 1.5 completed dribbles per game.<\/p>\n<p>    The most similar thing about this pair, both statistically and stylistically, is their ability to create something out of nothing, two true game-changers who can win games on their own.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025-2026, Salah&#8217;s aging team simply lacked that, and Iraola&#8217;s team needed an injection of new quality and dynamism.<\/p>\n<p>    Barcola, like Diaz before him, could be the man to provide just that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"liverpool-explore-transfer-said-el-mala-new-rio-ngumoha\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\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=\"Transfer_fee_Liverpool_can_spend_on_new_signing_Rio_Ngumoja\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tTransfer fee Liverpool can spend on new signing Rio Ngumoja<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Liverpool are already looking at a replacement winger and could already welcome someone as direct as Rio Ngmoja.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Liverpool&#8217;s most prominent accounts may still be taking his word for it a year later, hailing the signing of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz to replace Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz as &#8220;the biggest upgrade in football history&#8221;. 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