A Liverpool player discusses his interactions with Lionel Messi.
|Luiz Diaz, a star for Liverpool, has cited Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho as his role models and revealed that he is a huge fan of the Argentine football king.
Diaz recalled feeling like he was going to pass away the first time he saw the Argentine superstar, which was during Colombia’s game against Argentina.
The Liverpool player said he was fortunate to re-meet the superstar of Paris Saint-Germain during the Coppa America two years ago and that he loves him beyond measure.
“I’m really going to pass away the day I meet him! He admitted to Anfield Watch, “I love Messi.
“I met him for the first time during a Colombian game in Barranquilla, though I didn’t start. I had only recently joined the national team.
Diaz went on to describe how the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner met him at a Copa America game two years prior and signed a shirt for him.