Liverpool star Luis Diaz's father hospitalised with chest pains, a year after kidnapping ordeal in Colombia

According to The Daily Mail, Diaz's father, Mane, was admitted to a hospital in his hometown of Barrancas this morning and is currently undergoing testing after being moved to a specialist clinic. According to the reports, the 58-year-old was transported to the Cesar Cardiovascular Institute in Valledupar after receiving oxygen and being stabilised at Our Lady of Pilar Hospital.

On Thursday, Colombian outlet El Pilon reported that Luis Manuel, who is more often known in his native country as Mane, would have a heart catheterisation within the next several hours. A flexible tube known as a catheter is inserted into a blood artery and sent to the heart. His family denied reports that he had a heart attack and Mane himself refuted the seriousness of the issue.

Speaking to Colombian journalist Hamilton Daa, Mane said [via The Daily Mail]: "I thank God for keeping me healthy again.

"I'm a bit worried but thanks to God everything is fine, it's nothing serious. The doctors have certified it's just pain and has nothing to do with heart problems.

"There's no need for anyone to be concerned. There's 'Mane' for a while."

The 58-year-old's health issue comes just 13 months after his terrifying kidnapping ordeal in Colombia. The Diaz family will be hopeful that Mane can have a peaceful few years following two major scares just a year apart.