Liverpool have prioritsed “participant welfare” after it emerged that the mother and father of midfielder Luis Diaz had been kidnapped in his native Colombia.
In keeping with experiences in Colombia on Saturday, Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda had been intercepted by kidnappers on their method house within the city of Barrancas.
The participant’s mom has already been launched and is reportedly unhurt, however his father remains to be lacking.
A special military operation has been deployed to seek for him, that includes “two motorised platoons, unmanned plane, helicopters, a airplane with specialised radar and greater than 100 males.”
On Sunday morning, Liverpool launched a brief assertion saying they had been conscious of the information and including that they might do every little thing they may to assist their participant.
“Liverpool Soccer Membership can verify it’s conscious of an ongoing scenario involving the household of Luis Diaz in Colombia,” the Reds mentioned on their web site.
“It’s our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely and on the earliest attainable alternative. Within the meantime, the participant’s welfare will proceed to be our fast precedence.”
Diaz would usually have been anticipated to begin for Liverpool towards Nottingham Forest on Sunday, however has understandably been neglected of the squad for the Premier League conflict at Anfield.
“We needed to clearly make a late change due to the non-public scenario involving Luis Diaz,” supervisor Jurgen Klopp mentioned earlier than the match.
“It is a worrying scenario for all of us and it was a fairly powerful evening. I’ve by no means had that earlier than. It is a new expertise I by no means wanted.”
Extra Liverpool tales