Former Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana admitted he’d in no way heard approximately Luis Diaz earlier than the winger arrived at Anfield amid a series of massive compliments.
Liverpool acted rapid to snap up the energetic Colombian from FC Porto remaining month. Interest from Man Utd and Tottenham spurred the Reds into action to keep away from missing out on a player who has hit the ground running on Merseyside.
Indeed, Luis Diaz has acquired regularly occurring acclaim for the harmful displays he has produced to this point. At a cost of an initial £37.5m, the 25-yr-antique is already shaping as much as be yet another terrific piece of business from Liverpool’s recruitment group.
What makes Diaz’s seamless transition into English soccer all the extra extraordinary is the sheer wide variety of factors now not in his favour.
Diaz is not a native English speaker and thru joining in January, had no pre-season to bed in. What’s more, he has fearsome opposition for places within the shape of Sadio Mane particularly on the left wing. Yet towards the chances, Diaz has been a revelation.
One participant who can’t pretty believe how speedy Diaz has bedded in is Adam Lallana.
The Brighton veteran labelled Diaz the first-rate player on the pitch after observing him at some point of the EFL Cup final victory over Chelsea.
Furthermore, while speaking to BBC Radio five Live Sport, Lallana explained why Diaz’s early Liverpool feats are so amazing.
Lallana stated (via the Liverpool Echo): “I still can’t consider how nicely Diaz has settled, having been a player that has gone to Liverpool and understanding how hard it become to settle.
“I am now not certain what Diaz’s English is like. But coming from a one of a kind country in January, and to play the way he has played, is virtually out of the ordinary.
