Barcelona is increasingly expected interest In productive Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak and instead follows an accessible Premier League attacker.
Barcelona has found that a new striker is a must before the next season, not least when Robert Lewandowski approaches his 37th birthday.
The club seemed to have given up the interest of the past year in Nico Williams, who has come into cooking since his inspired performance at Euro 2024. Rafael Leao from AC Milans was strongly regarded as an option to strengthen Barca’s attacking trident with the ideal goal. There were also ambitious rumors about Erling Haalad, who were now bound to Manchester City by 2034.
Liverpool striker Luis Diaz is another player who has been mentioned in the past few months and the latest update of SPORT suggests that Barca Sporting Director Deco is now working to describe the necessary roadmap for a potential offer for the Colombian.
Diaz ‘situation from Barcelona perspective is seen as “cheaper” than Isak, which has a price of € 120 million (£ 101 million) or more. The competition for the Swedes also consists of Arsenal and Liverpool.
The move to Catalonia has been described as a “dream” for Diaz since childhood, which is “extremely tried” by the potential opportunities. He will soon conclude the last two years of his Liverpool contract.
There was already “informal contact” between Deco and the player camp, but the key to Barcelona is how to finance an approach for a player worth around € 70 million to £ 75 million (£ 59 million).
The Catalans are in a much healthier position than last summer, when a change for Williams was not possible and it required a gap to register Dani Olmo to play. But they are still not with wealth and a move for Diaz would first have to be collected money.
Barcelona could earn some money with a different clause with a sales clause, but a solid route would be a sale from the current squad. In this regard, the club would be ready to let a midfielder go, with Pedri the only one who is considered not transferable at any price. Gavi, for example, was associated with Chelsea, while Frenkie de Jong continues to hold in the middle of a contract that runs in 2026.
The defenders Eric Garcia and Andreas Christensen are also available. Ronald Araujo could be released, although he recently signed a new contract, but only if he expressly asks to go.
Diaz initially lived in Liverpool after his arrival from Porto in January 2022. He started regularly because Arne Slot Jürgen Klopp replaced the top last summer, but Cody Gakpo is the cheap option in the left flank, and it is probably just a lack of faith in Darwin Nunez.
After Liverpool pursued a striker in the summer that replaces Nunez, Diaz was able to get through the Hackords in Anfield in the middle of the above interest in Isak and others.