{"id":293454,"date":"2023-10-30T02:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T02:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293454"},"modified":"2023-10-30T02:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T02:40:01","slug":"jurgen-klopp-worried-for-luis-diaz-with-liverpool-stars-kidnapped-dad-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/jurgen-klopp-worried-for-luis-diaz-with-liverpool-stars-kidnapped-dad-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurgen Klopp ‘worried’ for Luis Diaz with Liverpool star’s kidnapped dad missing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jurgen Klopp previews Nottingham Forest clash<\/h3>\n

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is worried about Luis Diaz\u2019s father after the winger\u2019s parents were kidnapped in Colombia. Diaz\u2019s mother has been found but his father remains missing after the pair were taken hostage by gunmen on motorbikes in Barrancas.<\/p>\n

Cilenis Marulanda, Diaz’s mother, was rescued by police, Colombian president Gustavo Petro has announced. However, Colombian army resources have been deployed in search of the 27-year-old’s father, Luis Manuel Diaz.<\/p>\n

Diaz was due to play for Liverpool in their Premier League match against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Manager Klopp revealed that he had to be pulled from the squad after learning overnight of the player’s situation.<\/p>\n

Liverpool said in a statement on Sunday morning that the player’s welfare is paramount. Meanwhile, Klopp has expressed ‘worry’ over Diaz’s circumstance.<\/p>\n

“We had to obviously make a late change because of the private situation involving Luis Diaz,” Klopp explained to the BBC. “It\u2019s a worrying situation for all of us and it was a pretty tough night.<\/p>\n

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“I have never had that before. It\u2019s a new experience I never needed.” In a statement on Sunday, Liverpool said: \u201cLiverpool Football Club can confirm it is aware of an ongoing situation involving the family of Luis Diaz in Colombia.<\/p>\n

“It is our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely and at the earliest possible opportunity. In the meantime, the player\u2019s welfare will continue to be our immediate priority.”<\/p>\n

President Petro confirmed in a tweet early on Sunday morning that Diaz\u2019s mother had been rescued. “In a padlock operation in Barrancas, Luis Diaz’s mother has been rescued, we continue the search for the father,” he tweeted.<\/p>\n