Luis Díaz and his unique season with Liverpool

Since Klopp 's departure , the outlook for the Colombian at Liverpool was not entirely clear , the new arrival of a coach caused total secrecy in the player's environment. Arne Slot was chosen to replace the German.

The Dutch coach took the Colombian into account at the start of the season as expected, but he began to use him in an unusual position as a number 9, something that caused a lot of surprise and expectation in the English and Colombian media.

His numbers have not been negative, he even scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League playing as a striker, but he has looked uncomfortable on several occasions on the wing. In total he has played 16 matches and has scored on 6 occasions.

Amid rumors about a possible conflict with his coach over his position on the field, Luis Díaz spoke to ESPN colleagues and clarified the situation:

“All I want is to play, wherever I play I will be fine. He asked me to be mobile in that position, I didn't know it very well, but I think I played a good role as a centre forward, I have to keep improving, it's not easy. If I'm playing I'm happy.”

On having Slot as coach, Díaz added: “We spent a lot of time together, we enjoyed it a lot, he is a great coach who has imposed his ideas in a great way, we enjoyed having him. We focus a lot on what the other team can do and we create our plan, there is little time, it is more about recovering, the hardest part was at the beginning of the season.”

What challenges will 'Luchito' face in the coming weeks?

On March 5 and 11, Liverpool will face PSG in the Champions League round of 16. He will possibly be called up by Nestor Lorenzo, for the double date of the 2026 South American Qualifiers (Brazil and Paraguay) at the end of the month.