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Luis Diaz will be able to replace Nat Phillips in Liverpool’s Champions League squad for the second half of the 2021/22 season despite the fact he is not a homegrown player.

The Reds signed the Colombia international from FC Porto in a deal which could be worth up to £49m, while the defender was one of two players to leave Anfield on loan on transfer deadline day, signing for AFC Bournemouth as Neco Williams joined Fulham until the end of the season.

Having progressed to the knockout stages, Liverpool are allowed to register up to three new players in their squad for European competition in the second half of the season, with their latest signing almost certain to be included as a result.

Despite featuring against the Reds for Porto in the Champions League group-stages, Diaz will be free to feature for Jurgen Klopp ’s side in the competition during the second half of the season following a rule-change back in 2018.

In previous years the winger would have been cup-tied, but UEFA changed the rules of the competition meaning players who had appeared in the group stage for one club would be eligible for a different club in the knockout stages throughout European competition.

However, while the 25-year-old is free to feature for Liverpool in the Champions League this season, the