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Darwin Nunez AND Luis Diaz left OUT of Liverpool squad for AC Milan friendly to fuel transfer exit speculation

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<p>Arne Slot named a 22-man squad for Liverpool's first pre-season friendly of their Asia tour. New signing Florian Wirtz has been named in the starting line-up alongside existing stars like Alisson, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. Nunez and Diaz, however, were left out altogether.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's how the Reds line-up in Hong Kong 👊🔴<br><br>Watch the game LIVE on All Red Video ⤵️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFCPreSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LFCPreSeason</a></p>— Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1949047087041069146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Bayern had seen their first bid for Diaz worth £59 million ($78.8m) rejected despite the player making it clear that he wants to leave the Anfield outfit. Now, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6494919/2025/07/25/luis-diaz-bayern-munich-transfer-liverpool/" target="_blank"><em>The Athletic</em></a> reports that the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/bayern-munich-back-in-talks-liverpool-luis-diaz-reds-hopes-raising-funds-alexander-isak-continue/blt022018dbd84e171a#csecf66cfa4184ca99" target="_blank">Bavarian side remain keen on signing the Colombian winger</a>, although they are yet to come up with an improved offer. </p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Nunez, who hit a hat-trick against Stoke City in a behind-closed-doors friendly last week, is still poised to leave the Premier League champions this summer amid interest from Napoli and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/funding-alexander-isak-darwin-nunez-target-al-hilal-liverpool-new-bid-61m-rejection-january/blte4a7953a10749180" target="_blank">Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal</a>.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The omission of the two players from the matchday squad is an indication that the English giants are open to the double sale, as they could use that money to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/alexander-isak-600k-a-week-tax-free-contract-al-hilal-despite-liverpool-transfer-interest/bltd64108336edecbf4" target="_blank">fund a move for their key target, Alexander Isak</a> from Newcastle United.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL

Darwin Nunez AND Luis Diaz left OUT of Liverpool squad for AC Milan friendly to fuel transfer exit speculation | Goal.com

Liverpool forwards Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz have been left out of the matchday squad for the Reds&apos; pre-season friendly against AC Milan on Saturday. Both Diaz and Nunez have been strongly linked with a move away from Anfield this summer. Napoli are keen on securing the Uruguayan&apos;s signature, while Bayern Munich remain interested in the Colombian winger.

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