Luis Díaz has not featured for Liverpool since picking up a knee injury in the Merseyside club’s 3-2 defeat against Arsenal on October 9th.
The Colombia international has been sidelined since then and recently made a trip to his home country to work on his recovery.
During the Liverpool star’s time in South America, Colombian magazine SoHo sat down for a detailed chat with the 25-year-old.
The first question posed to the Reds forward is why he doesn’t like to do interviews. He said: “I usually say no to the Liverpool press team, that I prefer not to give interviews, but they take me to one, or two, and that’s it, I’ll get out of that quickly.
“I know there are other players who are dying to be in the media. I am the other extreme, the less I get out, the better.”
A few weeks ago, a video of Díaz at a Colombian nightclub was circulating in the media, especially in his country. This incident had left Jürgen Klopp’s man worried. Díaz has used this incident as an example to explain his opinion about the media.
“It is that they [journalists] are difficult, and in soccer, more. I was here in Barranquilla, recovering from my injury –the one I suffered on October 9 playing against Arsenal, and I went to a nightclub with my sister and my family. I knew that they were going to see me and that they would spread the news,” the attacker explained.
“I [was] worried because people might think that I, despite being injured, went to a party. But I didn’t do anything, I was there, alone, with my little glasses and my cap.”
When asked if he expected to go unnoticed at that nightclub, he said: “No, I knew they were going to put me on the news, as they had done before, but at that time I was on vacation and I could do whatever I wanted. That is why I have decided, better, not to go out anymore. I go to a restaurant, quickly, so that people don’t notice me, but no more.
“I don’t go out there [Liverpool] either. But we go from time to time, to Italian restaurants, in that country the food is very different.
“In a different way [fans react] than they do here. In Colombia they may see me eating with the family and still won’t mind interrupting and asking for a photo. In England the behaviours are different, there will be no interruption during the meal, but some fans have followed me to my house.”
The South American moved to Anfield from FC Porto in January and won the EFL Cup and the FA Cup with the Reds last season. He wants to be win more silverware with the Premier League club, and also has a desire to move to a specific league.
“I would like to play for a Spanish club that has always attracted my family’s attention, but it is more of a childish dream,” Díaz stressed.
“Now I only think about lifting trophies and making history with Liverpool, which is one of the biggest clubs in the world. I am very grateful for the opportunity they have given me.”
