{"id":132885,"date":"2023-10-29T15:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T15:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132885"},"modified":"2023-10-29T15:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T15:25:47","slug":"luis-diaz-out-of-liverpool-squad-after-parents-rescued-in-terrifying-kidnap-plot-which-left-two-dead-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/luis-diaz-out-of-liverpool-squad-after-parents-rescued-in-terrifying-kidnap-plot-which-left-two-dead-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz out of Liverpool squad after parents rescued in terrifying kidnap plot which left two dead | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LUIS DIAZ has not been included in Liverpool's squad to face Nottingham Forest after his parents were rescued from a kidnapping plot.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Reds' team was confirmed at 1pm on Sunday afternoon, with Colombian Diaz not among the starting XI or substitutes.<\/p>\n Cops and the army were deployed in a massive search for the star's mum and dad after they were seized in La Guajira,\u00a0Colombia on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old\u2019s parents were at a petrol station in their home town of Barrancas when they were approached by two armed men, according to\u00a0W Radio.<\/p>\n A desperate search for Luis Manuel Diaz and Cilenis Marulanda was launched by the director of\u00a0police\u00a0General William Salamanca.<\/p>\n Later it was reported Cilenis had been found safely and taken into police protection.<\/p>\n And it was thankfully confirmed hours later that his father was safe as well, following a shootout that left two people dead.<\/p>\n Liverpool star Diaz has started eight of the Reds' nine Premier League games so far this season – appearing as a substitute in the other.<\/p>\n He has contributed three goals and one assist in 11 matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n Speaking about the situation, manager Jurgen Klopp said: "We had to obviously make a late change because of the private situation involving Luis Diaz.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "It's a worrying situation for all of us and it was a pretty tough night. I have never had that before.<\/p>\n "It's a new experience I never needed."<\/p>\n Diaz was born and\u00a0raised in the heartland of Colombia's largest indigenous community.<\/p>\n His football skills impressed scouts, including Colombia legend Carlos Valderrama.<\/p>\n After scoring seven goals at the 2015 Copa Sudamericana de Pueblos Indigenas, Diaz\u2019s career began to take off.<\/p>\n Atletico Junior sent him on loan to Barranquilla, where he was put on a special diet to gain 10kg.<\/p>\n Diaz crossed the Atlantic to join Porto in 2019, before moving to Liverpool in January 2022.<\/p>\n Liverpool XI:<\/strong> Alisson, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Salah, Nunez, Jota.<\/p>\n Substitutes:<\/strong> Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Matip, Chambers, McConnell, Endo, Elliott, Gakpo.<\/p>\n
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