The reaction to signing Luis Diaz has been mostly positive from the footballing world, with many pundits praising Liverpool FC for doing the right thing to secure a player they had been targeting for some time before the predicted date. And at a reduced price too! And it looks like the excitement is building for the Colombian.

Speaking to Sky Sports’ The Football Show, current SC Braga manager Carlos Carvalhal praised the striker:

“He will be one of the stars of the league next season.”

“Last season he was the best player in the league, he did absolutely fantastic, he played on the left side with a right foot.”

“He scores goals, he is very intense, especially in attack. He’s a fantastic player.

“We all know how Liverpool play. It’s like when you have a number on your shoes, you’re a number eight for example, and you look at the shoes and you say that’s exactly my number. It’s Luis Diaz at Liverpool.

“He is dynamic, fast, very strong, creative and very good one-on-one.”

He may have stumbled to find the right words, but it’s probably good that the former Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday manager thinks Diaz has the intensity to play in the EPL. Currently on international duty with Colombia for the World Cup qualifiers, Diaz is set to land in British shores on Thursday and could join the squad on Friday.