Barcelona prefers Liverpool star over Rashford

Barcelona are willing to ignore Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford to target Liverpool star Luis Diaz in the January window. The Catalan giant wants to bolster their left-wing attack despite having insurmountable financial issues that potentially restrain such alleged ambitions.

Diaz has played a pivotal role for the Reds this season, competing with in-form Cody Gakpo for the left-wing position. Furthermore, the Colombian international has played as a false nine whenever head coach Arne Slot required him in that position.

Liverpool are at the top of the Premier League and the Champions League with no intention to make squad changes. Slot’s tactics along with unity and chemistry between each squad player have played a key role in their collective consistency.

Back in 2023, Diaz’s father revealed that the Colombian was a childhood Barcelona fan with dreams of playing for them. However, Diaz has maintained his loyalty towards the Merseyside club and their fanbase despite rumours pertaining to him last summer.

Wednesday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo (via Sport Witness) reported that Barcelona prefer Liverpool star Diaz over Man United forward Rashford. As things stand, the Reds have no intention of selling one of their in-form attacking players, playing consistently under Slot.

Barcelona have faced legal issues with financial fair play rules as they fight to register Pau Victor and Dani Olmo. Nevertheless, the situation could change during the next summer if Barcelona’s financial situation improves drastically along with Liverpool’s stance.

Furthermore, if the Reds win major trophies this season, Diaz could potentially opt to fulfil his childhood dream. Nevertheless, all of these discussions rely solely on opinions without anything concrete and comparable to what occurred last summer.

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Diaz’s current focus should remain on the task at hand and repeat his early season form with Liverpool. The Reds cannot let any off-field distraction sabotage the latter end of this season, keeping last season’s late drop in form in mind.