‘Incredible business’: Romano claims Liverpool made ‘very smart’ move in transfer window, saved them millions

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Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has praised the speed in which Liverpool acted to sign Luis Diaz from Porto.

“In my opinion they (Liverpool) did incredible business,” said Romano on Rio Ferdinand’s Gazzetta Dello Five YouTube show.

“They showed how good they are with the strategy. In 24 hours they completed the signing.”

Romano says that Liverpool had to act quickly to avoid the player going to Tottenham.

“Once Tottenham were going with a second bid, close to signing Luis Diaz from Porto, they jumped into it. They were planning for the medical, they’ve been very fast, very smart,” he explained.

It was a surprise to see Liverpool act so decisively with a January signing, especially so close to the deadline. But Romano is sure that by moving now instead of in the summer, Liverpool have saved themselves a pile of money.

“Congrats to Liverpool because they’ve signed a fantastic winger for €40m [£33m]plus add-on’s. I’m sure if you want to buy this boy in the summer it’s maybe 70 or 75 million euros [£62 million],” the journalist said.

What happens next

Diaz was still in South America as of last night. The 25-year-old played the full game as his Colombia side were beaten 1-0 by Argentina.

It is expected that he will now travel to Liverpool to meet up with his new teammates and to meet Jurgen Klopp.

It’s unlikely that Diaz will play any part in the FA Cup tie against Cardiff on Saturday. However, Sunday World report that he should be available for the Premier League game against Leicester next Thursday.

Klopp should also have Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane back by then. Although it remains to be seen whether the manager will allow the pair some additional time off following their AFCON exploits.