Luis Diaz to privately message ex-Everton star who supported his Liverpool exit

Luis Diaz has disclosed his intentions to pen a letter to James Rodriguez, following the former Everton player's endorsement of his move from Liverpool to Bayern Munich. The 28-year-old recently completed a £65.5million transfer to the German giantsafter spending three-and-a-half years at Anfield.

During his time with the Reds, Diaz clinched the Premier League title last season, completing a full set of domestic honours that included two EFL Cups and an FA Cup. Now seeking a fresh challenge, he is gearing up for his debut season in Germany, tracing the path of Rodriguez who had a two-season loan stint in Bavaria from 2017 to 2019.

Rodriguez, now 34 and playing for Club Leon in Mexico, voiced his support for Diaz's decision to embark on a new chapter in his football career. Speaking to LaBolaSports after his team's 2-0 defeat to New York City FC in the Leagues Cup, he said: "I think Lucho made the right choice. Bayern signed a great player, and Lucho is made for big teams. It's a great club, and he'll help them a lot."

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Diaz, who is only the third Colombian to play for Bayern, following Rodriguez and Adolfo Valencia, confessed that he hasn't had much dialogue with the ex-Real Madrid star about his move but pledged to reach out to him for guidance.

"About James, I haven't spoken much with him," Diaz told local German media. "Maybe I'll write to him to see what advice he has for me about the city, the team and everything else. But so far I haven't had the chance to talk to him."

Rodriguez's loan spell at Bayern did deliver three major trophies, including two Bundesliga crowns, but he confessed he was never settled at the club owing to struggles with the language and the harsh climate.

"First, the cold," he said on Daniel Habif's podcast in 2020. "Then, they are very cold people, although I received spectacular treatment at the club, they liked me a lot. Living there is not easy; it's very cold, -20 degrees. There were days when I would go to work at 9am, start up the car, and it would be -28 degrees.

"I'd say, 'What am I doing here? What am I doing here with -28 degrees?' Munich is a city with a very high quality of life, but I couldn't feel comfortable... the (German) language was very hard for me; I didn't have any desire to learn it.

"I told my (German) teacher in those first four months, 'Look, I'm not going to waste your time and I'm not going to waste mine. I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to. I don't want a language that doesn't make me want to learn it; I just didn't want to.'"

James returned to Madrid in 2019 but only made a mere 14 appearances in what turned out to be his final season in Spain, where he won eight honours, including two La Liga titles and two Champions League titles.

The chance to reunite with Carlo Ancelotti led the Colombian to sign for Everton, albeit for just one season, before he left for the Qatar Stars League with Al-Rayyan.

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