Luis Diaz’s father reveals why Man Utd, Tottenham were snubbed in favour of Liverpool

The father of Luis Diaz has shed light on the two reasons why the Colombian chose Liverpool despite interest from Tottenham and Man Utd.

The 25-year-old was snapped up by Liverpool last month, and by all accounts, the move was made six months early. What prompted Liverpool to spring into life was interest from Spurs and the Red Devils.

Indeed, Tottenham in particular had looked to steal a march on Liverpool, but ultimately had to settle for Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus instead.

Liverpool’s new flyer cost an initial £37.5m and wasted little time in forging a brilliant partnership with Andy Robertson down the left against Leicester. Indeed, Diaz’s display was so good that he scooped the man of the match award in TEAMtalk’s player ratings.

Now, Diaz’s father – Luis Manuel Diaz – has opened up about his son’s move in Portuguese outlet A Bola.

The quotes were carried by Sport Witness, and the father explained Liverpool’s style of play and the lure of playing under Jurgen Klopp made moving to Anfield the obvious choice.

“Changes can bring with them advantages and disadvantages,” said Diaz’s father when admitting his son had to think twice about leaving Porto during a title challenge.

“He left FC Porto at a very high level but arrived concentrated and focused on doing his job.

“It’s important to have this strong confidence from the coach, the way he was received was important.

“There’s a group of people already around him concerned about his immediate progress. What I know best as a father is that he enters the pitch to give more than what he’s been doing and gives himself to the fullest.”

Diaz’s father then suggested his son won’t view himself as a simple back-up to Sadio Mane.

“He knows what he wants,” continued Luis