Luis D\u00edaz has revealed that a conversation with Florian Wirtz played a meaningful part in his choice to leave Liverpool for Bayern Munich in July.<\/p>\n
The Colombian winger departed after three-and-a-half years with the Reds, a spell that concluded with him helping to guide the club to the Premier League title last term. He completed the move to Bavaria for a reported fee of \u00a365.5 million and has made an immediate impact.<\/p>\n
In 14 appearances for Bayern D\u00edaz has already contributed eight goals and five assists. He has claimed the German Super Cup and is part of a side that sits five points clear after a perfect start to the season.<\/p>\n
D\u00edaz described the pre-transfer conversation with Wirtz, the ex-Bayer Leverkusen star, as influential. \u201cHe told me that in the league there was a lot of intensity and that there was great teams. The stadiums are always full,\u201d D\u00edaz said of his talk with Wirtz, as quoted by ESPN Colombia and Bundesliga en Espa\u00f1ol on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me that I was going to enjoy it a lot and that I was going to do very well. For that, I thanked him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wirtz\u2019s assessment has been borne out by D\u00edaz\u2019s form as the Colombia international has been a regular threat in Bayern\u2019s forward line. He has combined effectively with teammates such as Harry Kane and Michael Olise to trouble opposition defences and maintain Bayern\u2019s dominant start.<\/p>\n
D\u00edaz\u2019s move underlines how personal recommendations and first-hand impressions of a league can influence transfers. In this case a brief conversation appears to have reassured a player leaving a title-winning Premier League side that the Bundesliga would suit his game and his ambitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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