Luis Díaz is one of the most important players who have left the quarry of the Junior of Barranquilla.
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The Bayern Munich made official the signing of Luis Díaz from Liverpool. The millionaire operation not only benefits the English club, but also the Junior of Barranquilla, where the Guajiro end was formed as a professional.
After three and a half years in England, in which he conquered five titles – including a FA Cup and a Premier League – Lucho took a new course in his career and He will be the third Colombian to wear the Bavarian giant shirt, after Adolfo “El Train” Valencia and James Rodríguez.
For now, Díaz will be the only Colombian in the next season of Bundesliga. He will be under the orders of Belgian coach Vincent Kompany and will share the attack front with stars like Harry Kane, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Michael Olise.
The signing of the Guajiro was closed for a sum that is around 70 and 75 million euros. Although most of that figure will go to the coffers of Liverpool, anterior owner of their sports rights, a percentage of the transfer corresponds to the Junior thanks to the mechanism of solidarity.
This mechanism is a standard established by FIFA that rewards the trainers with a percentage of the value of future international transfers of the player. This percentage varies according to the years that the player spent in the club between the age of 12 and 23.
According to estimates, Junior would receive around 750,000 euros (3,581,400,000 pesos Colombian) for his role in the development of Díaz. The Guajiro, who wore the colors of the shark between 2017 and 2019, achieved two Betplay League titles with the Atlantic institution.
The rojiblanco team will not be the only Colombian club benefited from the transfer, as the Barranquilla Fútbol ClubTeam of the Second Division in which the Guajiro debuted as a professional, would get near 375,000 euros (1,790,700,000 Colombian pesos).
The Guajiro will have the opportunity to be released officially with the Bayern Munich on Friday, August 22 (1:30 PM), when the Bavarian club receives the RB Leipzig in the Allianz Arena for the first date of the Bundesliga 2025/2026.
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