New Liverpool signing Luis Diaz sends Instagram message to supporters after first day

Luis Diaz says it's an 'honour' to wear the Liverpool badge after his arrival on Merseyside.

The Colombia international was given the tour of the AXA training centre on Friday and was introduced to his new teammates.

Diaz joined the Reds in a £49m deal from Porto last week and will provide a huge boost to the squad for the second half of the season and beyond.

The 25-year-old has now taken to Instagram to express his gratitude for the welcome he's received and the 'honour' it is to wear the Liverpool badge.

He captioned his recent post: "Today I began to live a new chapter of that dream that all footballers have when we start in football, to dress like a great.

"And how much honour it feels to wear @liverpoolfc. Excited for what is to come, with a tremendous desire to give everything and very grateful for receiving me with such good energy. We are reds!"

Diaz was also a target for Premier League rivals Tottenham, but Liverpool's recruitment team acted quickly to land a player they initially wanted in the summer and prevent him slipping through their fingers.

Jurgen Klopp described the former Porto man as 'exceptional' but insisted he'll need time to adapt.

"He is an exceptional player. He has speed, the skillset and the character to have a really good career and we want him to have that career with us," Klopp said on Friday .

"He needs time to adapt to it but that doesn't mean I speak about four or five months. I haven't even seen him yet at the training ground so maybe we should wait a little bit!

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