Jurgen Klopps FaceTime call to Luis Diaz as Liverpool complete exciting £50m transfer

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke to Luis Diaz on FaceTime last week as the Reds hijacked Tottenham’s attempts to take the Porto winger to north London, it has emerged. The Merseyside outfit announced the signing of Diaz on Sunday morning and he is set to link up with his new team-mates next week following his international duties with Colombia.

Tottenham had appeared to be in the driving seat to sign Diaz after apparently agreeing a deal worth an initial £37million plus £12.5m in add-ons.

But when news of the deal made its way to the north west, Liverpool transfer chiefs worked quickly to make their move.

According to The Telegraph, a FaceTime call was sanctioned between Klopp and Diaz – and the pair got on well.

The call was made when Diaz was in the Colombia team hotel preparing for a World Cup qualifier against Peru.

Liverpool and Porto had agreed a deal by Thursday morning, which was more or less the same as what Spurs had previously agreed. And, crucially, Liverpool agreed to pay just over £6.5m by this Monday.

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All the paperwork has now been signed after the player passed a medical and agreed personal terms.

Liverpool are believed to have shelled out £50m to land their man and the player has agreed a five-year contract at Anfield.

Diaz has been in scintillating form for Porto this season and has racked-up 16 goals in 28 games.

His 14 league goals have helped Porto move six points clear of rivals Sporting Lisbon in the Primeira Liga table.

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The 25-year-old appeared twice against Liverpool in the Champions League group stages and clearly caught the eye, despite the Reds easing to victory on both occasions.

On the international front, Diaz has scored seven goals in 31 games for his country.

He was top scorer at last summer’s Copa America after notching four goals in the tournament as Colombia were knocked out in the semi-finals by eventual champions Argentina.

Liverpool have had no problems finding the back of the net this season and are the highest scorers in the Premier League with 58 goals.

But they find themselves nine points behind runaway leaders Manchester City.

And Diaz could be the man to help the Reds reduce the deficit and prevent the Citizens from winning their fourth title in five years.

The signing also indicates that Klopp has one eye on the future as he looks to build his squad for the years ahead.

Star forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane have just 18 months remaining on their current deals and are yet to put pen-to-paper on new contracts.

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