Darwin Nunez AND Luis Diaz left OUT of Liverpool squad for AC Milan friendly to fuel transfer exit speculation

Arne Slot named a 22-man squad for Liverpool's first pre-season friendly of their Asia tour. New signing Florian Wirtz has been named in the starting line-up alongside existing stars like Alisson, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk. Nunez and Diaz, however, were left out altogether.

Bayern had seen their first bid for Diaz worth £59 million ($78.8m) rejected despite the player making it clear that he wants to leave the Anfield outfit. Now, The Athletic reports that the Bavarian side remain keen on signing the Colombian winger, although they are yet to come up with an improved offer.

Nunez, who hit a hat-trick against Stoke City in a behind-closed-doors friendly last week, is still poised to leave the Premier League champions this summer amid interest from Napoli and Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal.

The omission of the two players from the matchday squad is an indication that the English giants are open to the double sale, as they could use that money to fund a move for their key target, Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.