Liverpool want to replace Luis Diaz with risky signing worth nearly £100m

Liverpool are finally looking to replace Luis Diaz. However, this one is a £100m risk.

Liverpool controversially sold Luis Diaz without a replacement in the summer. The Reds did take in a lot of money for the Colombian - but didn’t spend it on a new winger.

And that created a huge problem. Liverpool were near-reliant on Diaz to be the forward who consistently attacked defenders one-v-one and broke the lines that way.

Without him, Liverpool just don’t have that kind of player. Rio Ngumoha isn’t quite ready and no one else in the squad offers that kind of direct running.

It’s a problem Arne Slot has voiced this season. “You always miss good players,” Slot said of Díaz this week, per the Telegraph. “He was so important for us last season."

Well, it appears Liverpool are taking action to find that replacement. It’s a risky one, though.

Anthony Gordon in for Luis Diaz

Caught Offside reports that Liverpool are looking at Anthony Gordon in a deal that could reach around £95m. Now, whether Newcastle United are willing to deal with the Reds is another matter - but there's strong interest from Anfield.

In fact, the report claims Liverpool lead the race here. They appear certain he’s the one for them, going back in for Gordon two years after they initially looked to sign him.

It would make Gordon the replacement on the left for Diaz. A direct winger who likes to consistently run forward with the ball, attack defenders and get the ball in the box.

But it’s a risk. A massive one. Gordon’s price is enormously inflated by his homegrown status as he output really doesn’t command anything like that kind of fee.

Just three goals and two assists this season. Six goals and five assists last season. That’s a long way off Florian Wirtz, who cost relatively similar money (before add-ons) but after back-to-back seasons of double-figures in each category.

Still, Liverpool may just feel that Gordon’s style of play is exactly what this team needs. If that’s the case, they’ll justify the fee and the squad will its Diaz replacement.

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