{"id":114423,"date":"2023-10-29T20:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T20:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/29\/liverpool-aware-of-ongoing-diaz-family-situation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-29T20:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T20:53:42","slug":"liverpool-aware-of-ongoing-diaz-family-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/29\/liverpool-aware-of-ongoing-diaz-family-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool ‘aware’ of ongoing Diaz family situation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luis Diaz signed for Liverpool from Porto in January 2022
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Liverpool say they are \u201caware of an ongoing situation\u201d involving the family of Luis Diaz after\u00a0reports\u00a0his parents had been kidnapped in Colombia.<\/p>\n

Colombian president Gustavo Petro\u00a0said on social media\u00a0that the 26-year-old\u2019s mother had been found in Barrancas but his father was still missing.<\/p>\n

Liverpool said Diaz\u2019s welfare \u201cwill continue to be our immediate priority\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely and at the earliest possible opportunity,\u201d\u00a0the club said.<\/p>\n

Diaz was left out of Liverpool\u2019s match-day squad for the Premier League game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it was a \u201cworrying situation for all of us\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to obviously make a late change because of the private situation involving Luis Diaz,\u201d Klopp said before the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a pretty tough night. I have never had that before. It\u2019s a new experience I never needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Colombian Football Federation also offered support to the forward and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe express our solidarity with him and his entire family and we call for the relevant authorities to act as quickly as possible to resolve the situation,\u201d a statement read.<\/p>\n

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