Jurgen Klopp has provided insight into Luis Diaz’s potential availability for the Luton Town match, considering the recent kidnapping of his parents by the rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), in Colombia.
While Diaz has returned to England and resumed training with his teammates over the past few days, Klopp stressed that the decision to play ultimately rests with the player himself.
“If he feels right, he will be with us. You can see he didn’t sleep a lot,” the manager told reporters ahead of his side’s trip to Luton Town on Sunday.
“I cannot really say what we will do because we just wait. It’s all about him, if he makes himself available or not and I don’t want to force anything. We cannot and will not force the Luis situation.”
There has been a positive development on Friday morning, as a representative of ELN has assured that Diaz senior will be released “as soon as possible”.
“The news from Colombia gives us a little bit of hope. I don’t get it personally but I get it forwarded. But everything that gives us a little bit of hope is good. So we are waiting for really good news.”
Diaz has excused himself from Liverpool’s last two games and it remains to be seen if he features this weekend.