Liverpool fans will love humble gesture poverty-stricken Luis Diaz showed as a boy
dailystar.co.ukLiverpool are closing in on the signing of Porto forward Luis Diaz as Jurgen Klopp looks to strengthen his playing squad - and fans will love his humble nature.The 25-year-old, who came through the ranks at Barranquilla and Junior in Columbia before moving to Portugal in 2019, was raised right next to the Venezuela border in the indigenous Wayuu community.It was in 2015 that he was called up to represent Columbia at the Copa America of Indigenous People, a tournament where he caught the eye of footballing icon Carlos Valderrama.Coaching that side was former Colombia international John 'Pocillo' Diaz, who spoke about the most humble member of their playing squad back in November of 2021.He told BBC Sport: "The competition would be held in Chile so we took a five-hour flight there and you could see his eyes light up with that experience."Lucho would ask us if he could have the same meal more than once.
He was this humble."Diaz, nicknamed Lucho, had not come from a wealthy background, and would ask for the same meal each day because he might not have been used to having more than one option.Will Luis Diaz fire Liverpool to a major trophy?
Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionAnother huge step in his career following his move to Porto came at the Copa America in 2020, where he scored against both Brazil and Argentina and finished as top scorer alongside Lionel Messi.He followed that up with 11 goals in all competitions during 2020/21, taking his game to another level so far this campaign with 16 goals across just 28 fixtures.That form has caught the eye of Liverpool, who are believed to have beaten Tottenham to a deal worth up to £54million, where he would play alongside the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio.
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