8 things you probably didn't know about Luis Diaz as he nears £45m Liverpool move

Luis Diaz could be a Liverpool player before the conclusion of the January transfer window.

According to Sky Sports, the Reds are in 'pole position' to sign the FC Porto winger having made a last-gasp £45 million approach despite competition from Tottenham Hotspur.

Diaz reportedly prefers a move to Anfield and Liverpool have sent a team to Argentina, where the player is preparing for Colombia's World Cup qualifiers, in order to complete the medical.

And while the Nabil Fekir case is the perfect cautionary tale of Liverpool moves falling through when they seem secure, all roads lead to Diaz pulling on the famous red jersey nonetheless.

As such, here at GIVEMESPORT, we wanted to mark the occasion by shining a light on Diaz's journey to the precipice of a Liverpool move because it's certainly an inspiring and triumphant one.

Therefore, calling upon information in reports from the BBC and the Daily Mail, we can present to you eight things that you might not have known about Liverpool's potential next signing below:

Diaz spent his younger years near the border with Venezuela in the La Guajira region where many children of the Wayuu people - of which he is a member - never get the chance to grow up.

The Mail quotes alarming figures that 4,770 Wayuu children died of malnutrition due to neglect from the Colombian government between 2008 and 2016.

In his home village of Barrancas, Diaz would watch huge coal trains carrying supplies ready for shipment to the very European shores that he now plays football to such an incredible standard.

Remarkably, one of the men credited with discovering the Liverpool-bound star is none other than an all-time great of Colombian football: Valderrama himself.

At the age of 17, Diaz caught the eye