Luis Diaz's father says Tottenham were too slow to sign his son in January transfer window after Liverpool move

Luis Diaz's father says Tottenham's «hesitation» saw them lose out to Liverpool on the chance to sign his son in the January transfer window. Spurs were believed to be favourites to complete the capture of the 25-year-old, but saw the Reds steal a march on them to seal a £37.5 million deal. Ad/> Diaz went straight into to the squad for Liverpool's FA Cup tie with Cardiff City on Sunday, and was impressive in his 32-minute debut cameo.

Premier LeagueLiverpool confirm Diaz signing from Porto30/01/2022 AT 12:35 Talking to Colombian outlet Blu Radio, Diaz's father, Luis Manuel Diaz, said: «Tottenham was one [interested team]. »Roma were also left behind in the process. /> «Liverpool were faster than them, they needed him and they took him away.

»There were many suitors who wanted Luis’ services, but he had the dream of reaching Liverpool because Liverpool are an elite team. 'I'm the solution, not the problem' — Arteta responds to Aubameyang criticism Mings: Gerrard pushing us to new limits West Ham sponsor 'evaluating relationship' with club after Zouma makes starting XI «After the first game, he told me that they are a team that works hard, complete, in which he will feel comfortable and will have the chance to play with high-performance players.» Diaz's father also revealed his son's surprise at being thrust into action immediately by Jurgen Klopp. «Luis was shocked by that,» he said.

«He thought it wasn’t like that, that it would be different and that it would take a long time to enter a match due to the adaptation process. »He's been welcomed with open arms, especially by the staff and the management. They've been very kind to him.