Liverpool has a new star and his name is Luis Díaz. The 25-year-old Colombian striker is the sensation of the red team, which yesterday won the Carabao Cup, the first title of the season, with him as one of the outstanding leaders. He has only been in England but his football has convinced Jürgen Klopp. And he is not the only one who recognizes its value.
According to a market study by the consultancy KPMG, the footballer’s price would have skyrocketed to 56.1 million euros since December. This represents an increase of 75% in its market value, or what is the same, an increase of 24.1 million euros in just two months. With this dizzying rise, Díaz is the one who has revalued the most in the entire Premier Leagueand second in the world, only behind Vinicius JRThat has appreciated by 35.7 million.
One of the keys to understanding this phenomenon is the price that Liverpool paid Porto to win him in the winter market: 45 million euros, which could reach 60, if the famous variables are fulfilled. An amount that has motivated its ascension in the list made up of the consultant, which leaves in third place Declan Rice. The West Ham midfielder saw his market value reach 89.2 million, but with a rise of 22.7 million, slightly less than that of Diaz.
His exhibition at Wembley
Luis Díaz started in three previous Premier League games, opening the seams of the rival defenses on the left side. But where he stood out the most was on Sunday against the defense of Chelsea, which he unmasted with his dribbles and his passes “looking at the line”. A resource that he uses frequently and that has already received ridicule from rival fans, who advise him to stop doing it, “so as not to get a stiff neck”.