Luis Díaz continues to increase his value, he is already in the top 10 of the most expensive in the Premier League

The Colombian striker broke the Brazilian hegemony of the most valuable South Americans in the English league

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Colombian Luis Díaz returned to England after leaving the Colombian team after losing his spot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The striker returned to his club after being a figure in the national team despite not having achieved the goals.

Colombia beat Venezuela by the slightest difference this Tuesday, but it was not enough to go to the repechage and have a new chance to go to the World Cup, as it depended on the result of Peru, a team that beat, at home, Paraguay 2-0.

After this event, the top figure of the national team spoke through Instagram about the elimination of the Qatar 2022 national team, who was quite dejected in a message he shared on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of him after the match with Venezuela last Tuesday.

“Since childhood I dreamed of wearing this shirt and wearing it proudly in a world cup. It hurts too much not to have achieved it, it hurts for me, for my colleagues, for our families and for the whole country that has always supported us. I maintain the enthusiasm and desire to fight for this dream, there is a lot left to work and improve together, on my part you will have my commitment and know that I will leave everything to achieve that goal. We will have revenge”, can be read in the publication.

His absence from the World Cup has been a topic of conversation in different international media such as The Sun in England, which included him in the eleventh of the gala of great stars who will not be at the World Cup.

In addition to being part of the great players who will not be in the World Cup in Qatar, Luis Díaz joined another select group. This time the portal specialized in the transfer market Trasnfermarkt drew up a list of the best rated players in the English football market where, for the first time, the native of La Guajira is located.

In this top 10 of the most expensive players in the Premier League, it is striking that the Colombian broke the hegemony of Brazilian footballers. Díaz, valued at 45.5 million euros, is the sixth best player on the list. The first is Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson with 60 million euros. He is followed by Fabinho (60), also from Liverpool, Richarlisson, from Everton (55), Gabriel Jesús, from City (50) and Ederson, from City (50).

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Let's remember that Luis Díaz became one of the most striking hires in this winter market. Liverpool paid 45 million euros, however, this figure could rise to 60 million taking into account bonuses and meeting targets. His arrival in represented the third highest value signing in this transfer period: Dusan Vlahovic tops the list, moving from Fiorentina to Juventus by 81.6 million; and the second place goes to Ferrán Torres, who arrived in Barcelona, from Manchester City, in exchange for 55 million.

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