Dias transfer to Barcelona failed! Liverpool s tough stance makes La Liga giants helpless

The summer transfer market is undercurrent. In mid-June, Barcelona sports director Deco confidently called Liverpool senior executives to officially start the purchase negotiations for Louis Dias. The Colombian winger has already reached a personal agreement with Barcelona, ​​and has even followed Barcelona's official account on social media, waiting for the two clubs to finalize the final number.

Liverpool's reply is like a basin of cold water - 80 million euros, no point can be lost. And in the Camp Nou finance office, this number made everyone gasp.

When Dias was interviewed at the Colombia National Team Training Base, his eyes were flashing with anticipation: "My contact with Barcelona is an open secret, and now I am just waiting for Liverpool to nod." The 28-year-old winger has long regarded Camp Nou as his dream next stop, and even rejected the temptation to double the salary of the Saudi giants.

However, Barcelona's negotiating team encountered a solid wall in Anfield. Liverpool's new sports director Hughes pushed a document to the center of the negotiating table: "No negotiations below 80 million, and must be paid in one lump sum." This figure is 20 million euros higher than Barcelona's psychological price.

"We must sell players before July 1 to register new players," said an insider in Barcelona. "Diaz's transaction requires installments, but Liverpool does not give any room for negotiation at all."

Liverpool's tough posture stems from the team building blueprint of new coach Arne Slott. After finalizing the transfer agreement of German genius Florian Werz, the Reds' front restructuring plan has entered a critical stage.

"If Dias stayed in the team, he would not be the absolute main force." Slot made a clear statement at an internal meeting. Wirtz will take the core of the left, while Liverpool is still chasing Newcastle's Isaac or Paris Saint-Germain's Bracola.

What makes Dias' team even more anxious is that Liverpool has been reluctant to start negotiations for renewal. The Colombian contract expired in 2027 is entering its peak value period, but the club has made no moves.

"We feel betrayed," Dias's agent complained to the Colombian media. "The club once suggested that they could leave this summer, but now they set up sky-high barriers."

While Dias was still waiting for a turnaround at the beach in Barranquilla, Barcelona's signing radar had locked in new targets. On June 24, a fax machine in the Barcelona office rang out - a payment plan for Nico Williams.

"Pay 58 million termination fee on July 1" Deke signed the name on the document. The Spanish international winger's transfer fee is nearly 30% cheaper than Diaz, and his cooperation with Barcelona star Yamal in the national team has reached a state of perfection.

Barcelona has a bolder name on its signing list. Manchester United striker Rashford became an unexpected target and the club planned to launch a raid before closing the window.

And in Anfield, Slott teased to reporters: "I understand Deco admires Dias, just as I admire Yamal and Rafinia. But now, Louis is still a member of us." In the Anfield locker, Dias's locker is still attached to the Colombian flag. When his teammates discussed the summer training plan, he silently wiped the Premier League championship medal last season - it was his performance of 18 goals (13 goals and 5 assists in the league) that helped Liverpool reach the top.

The staff are hanging a huge welcome poster of Nico Williams at Camp Nou Stadium outside the transfer window. The 58 million euro liquidated damages payment process will be automatically started at 0:01 on July 1. And in Manchester, on the screen of Rashford's agent's phone, a missed call from the Catalan area code flashed quietly.

The transfer market has no eternal suitors, only eternal substitutes.