Earlier on Saturday, we had seen Liverpool head coach Arne Slot address the situation of winger Luis Diaz, who is rumored to be heading to Bayern Munich. Slo’s initial statement (covered here) was not extensive, but the coach went deeper into it later when speaking to The Athletic:

Joan Laporta admitted that Luis Díaz and Marcus Rashford were his top priorities over Nico Williams. The Barcelona president explained why the Athletic Club winger's transfer fell through for the second year in a row.

The usually outspoken Joan Laporta has revealed what happened when Barcelona approached Liverpool to try and sign Luis Diaz, who remains a target for Bayern Munich, earlier this summer