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title: "Fans on social media aren’t getting excited as Newcastle are linked with Luis Diaz"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2021-11-18T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-11-18T09:00:00Z"
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# Fans on social media aren’t getting excited as Newcastle are linked with Luis Diaz

Newcastle United have Allan Saint-Maximin, Ryan Fraser and Jacob Murphy who can operate out wide, but *A Bola* (h/t [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/newcastle-united-growing-stronger-e50m-signing-player-now-beyond-others/)) say the Magpies have their eye on another – Luis Diaz. Despite him impressing in Portugal, however, fans on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=newcastle%20diaz&src=typed_query&f=live) don’t seem too excited.

The 24-year-old has been in fantastic form at FC Porto and is attracting interest from a host of European clubs as a result. *A Bola* say Everton, Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid and AC Milan are monitoring his situation at the Estádio do Dragão, so Newcastle have stiff competition in the race for his signature.

Diaz [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luis-diaz/transfers/spieler/480692) Porto on a five-year deal from Junior FC in 2019 and has gone on to make [113 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luis-diaz/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/480692) in all competitions, scoring 36 goals with 15 assists. The Colombian international has scored 11 goals and made two assists in [16 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luis-diaz/leistungsdaten/spieler/480692) this season, so it’s easy to see why there’s so much interest.

Newcastle’s attack would be improved with Diaz, but his €80m (£67.1m) release clause might be a stumbling block even with their [lucrative resources](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12428222/newcastle-takeover-how-and-why-newcastle-are-on-the-verge-of-becoming-one-of-the-worlds-richest-football-clubs). There’s no guarantee Diaz would make the switch either given he’s in such great form at Porto.

***[In other news, fans on social media react as Newcastle are linked with Van De Beek](https://readnewcastle.com/fans-on-social-media-react-as-newcastle-are-linked-with-van-de-beek/)***