Noted pundit Didi Hamann has a piece of advice for Bayern Munich — pass on Liverpool FC’s Luis Diaz.
Speaking to Goal, Hamann thinks an acquisition of Diaz would be a big mistake.
“To now bring in Luis Diaz, a 28-year-old South American who played 50 games per season for four or five years and has those long flights home, which are also a problem,” said Hamann. “To pay 70 or 80 million for that, while the sale value is zero because he would be 32 at the end of his contract. I wonder what they even
have the campus for?
“One could have come up with the idea of approaching the player and the club before the European Championship, then he might have cost less. This is a player for whom, with a lot of imagination, one could pay 40 million. But Bayern are in a situation where they will have to at some point, and I don’t think it’s out of the question that they might pay 70 million. I think it’s absurd to pay €70 million for a player who was free two years ago. And they shouldn’t go along with that. I’ll let Wisdom Mike or Lennart Karl play instead. That’s why I feel (Nick) Woltemade isn’t coming to Munich.”
Hamann never has a shortage of takes, but many fans are in agreement with him on this one. The pursuit of Diaz has created a divide among fans, but the club appears to be willing to power through any disagreements as it really might feel as if it has found the right man for the left-wing job.
The careers of Liverpool FC’s Luis Diaz and Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl could end up intertwined if the transfer move goes through. Meanwhile, is the rest of the Bundesliga sick of being bullied by Bayern Munich and is the league bleeding too much talent? Also, Paul Wanner and Lennart Karl could be in line for opportunities during the preseason...can the youngster take advantage of those chances? Finally, the father of Florian Wirtz talks through how the decision to join Liverpool played out and you can hear how HBO screwed BPW this week. You can get all of that on the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show! The podcast is available on Patreon, Acast, Spotify, any leading podcast distributor, or below:
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