CONFIRMED: Luis Diaz at centre of MASSIVE £245m deal

Luis Diaz has found himself at the centre of an enormous deal. The Liverpool winger reportedly rejected a new contract in recent weeks.

The Financial Times reports that a massive merger is happening among football agencies. Four groups representing players have combined to form AS1.

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AS1 immediately finds itself as one of the top 10 agencies in world football, at least according to Bruin Capital. They're backing this deal, which creates a company worth around £245m.

Transfermarkt valuations suggest this agency will now represent players worth around £600m in combined value. And arguably their top asset is currently playing at Liverpool.

Only three players are mentioned in the FT article: Bruno Fernandes, Moises Caicedo and Luis Diaz. The latter is one of the most in-form players across Europe and likely AS1's most valuable player.

And that's actually bad news for Liverpool.

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This comes right as Liverpool are actually negotiating a new deal with Diaz. According to reports in Colombia, the forward rejected their latest offer as it was disappointingly low.

Diaz is on a bargain contract from Liverpool's perspective - around £40k per week. In contrast, Mo Salah earns around £350k per week from the club.

Hence the contract talks. Diaz's deal expires in 2027, meaning time is running out on agreeing a new one before Liverpool would have to think about selling.

But this is also a club that looks to reward players with new deals if they deliver as expected. Diaz has done that - but remains on the same contract he signed when he first moved to Anfield.

This new agency, and the power they'll hold, presents a problem for Liverpool in these talks, then. Diaz's negotiating position just got a lot stronger - something that was already the case thanks to his golden form this season.

And so it'll be interesting to see where things go from here. Liverpool certainly won't like this news.

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