Jurgen Klopp spoke about the situation that Luis Díaz is going through with the kidnapping of his father

All European and South American football has shown its support for the Colombian player of the Liverpool Luis Díaz, who is going through a delicate moment due to the kidnapping of his parents in La Guajira, Colombia.

Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool manager, spoke about the situation What is happening with the Colombian player after the victory that his team obtained against the Nottingham Forest Football Club.

“Preparing for this game was one of the most difficult things that happened to me in my life, it was unexpected and I was not prepared for this. I don’t want to make the game bigger than it was, but really We wanted to help Lucho with the fight we put up on the playing field. The only thing we could do was fight for him and that’s what the boys did.”commented the German coach.

He added that they found out last night (Saturday) and quickly spoke with Luis, The entire board told him to go home. They barely found out about their mother and after that they have stayed on the sidelines, but always showing the player that they are attentive.

Klopp commented on Jota’s dedication to Luis Díaz and assured that he was not prepared for the demonstration of solidarity that the players made.

“I’ve never struggled with anything like this in my life. I always found football as the place where I could take refuge and for 90 minutes concentrate on something else, but today it was impossible. We had to give the game an extra meaning and that was fighting for Lucho. When the boys brought out Lucho’s shirt I really wasn’t prepared for that. It was very emotional but beautiful,” he said.

With this victory, the team Liverpool reached 23 points this season and with that they placed themselves in fourth position in the championship, just one point behind Manchester City, which is in third place in the championship.

The next commitment of the Reds will be on Sunday 5 November when they face Luton. It is currently unknown if the Colombian player will be involved in this call, but everything will depend on what happens in the coming days with his father.

What is known about the kidnapping of Luis Díaz’s parents?

The parents of soccer player Luis Díaz were kidnapped on the afternoon of Saturday, October 28 in La Guajira from Colombia, at night it was learned that he was released Cilenis Marulanda, mother of the soccer player. The whereabouts of her father Luis Manuel Díaz are currently unknown.

After the release of the Colombian soccer player’s mother, the Colombian National Police launched an operation to find his father. Francisco Barbosa, Colombian attorney general, stated that there are indications that the man could be in Venezuela.

“If it crosses the border, we must ask President @petrogustavo, who is a friend of those authorities, to help us,” he said.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and the authorities Nor have they drawn up any hypothesis about the authorship of this crime that has been rejected by all sectors of Colombian society.

The Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, told journalists that the Colombian government together with the Military Forces have important attention to achieve the prompt recovery of Mr. Díaz.

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