Steven Gerrard names £65m star he’d love Liverpool to re-sign

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Steven Gerrard says he’d love to see Luis Diaz make a sensational return to Liverpool.The Colombian winger departed Anfield last summer to sign for Bayern Munich in a £65million deal.Diaz’s £65m move has proved to be a bargain for BayernGettySigned from FC Porto in 2022, Diaz went on to score 41 goals in 148 appearances on Merseyside.And the 29-year-old has continued his superb form in Germany having netted 23 times in just 40 games this term, including the opening goal during Bayern’s Champions League quarter-final clash at Real Madrid on Tuesday night.But it’s not just Diaz that Gerrard would love to see pull on the famous red shirt with the former Reds captain dreaming of a double raid on the Bundesliga giants.Premier League return?Gerrard once again reiterated his desire to see Michael Olise, who provided the assist for Harry Kane to put Bayern 2-0 up at the Bernabeu, move to Anfield but admits that such a move would be difficult to pull off.“All day long,” he said when asked on TNT Sports if he would have Olise at Liverpool. “But the problem is, why would he leave Bayern Munich?“Big club, they’re challenging for the big honours, probably the strongest Bayern Munich team we’ve seen for a while.“He’s about to take the World Cup by storm come the summer, he looks like a really happy kid, settled… I don’t think he’s going anywhere.“But yes, I would love him at Liverpool, and you know what? I wouldn’t mind Diaz back as well.”Gerrard, who views Olise as the perfect replacement for the outgoing Mohamed Salah, joined talkSPORT on Tuesday morning and described the former Crystal Palace man as ‘the best player in the Bundesliga.’“I think the concern, if you’re trying to replace Salah, in terms of like, for like, I think there’s very few out there that you can go and grab,” Gerrard exclusively told talkSPORT.Diaz instantly vindicated Gerrard’s words with the opening goal in the first leg of Bayern’s clash at the BernabeuGettyOlise has taken his game to another level since linking up with Vincent Kompany at BayernGetty“Olise would be one, I would say, but I don’t think he’d be available, but from experience, being around Liverpool as a player, and also since I’ve left, Liverpool’s recruitment team will have different options, and that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll look for a like-for-like.“When we had to replace [Sadio] Mane, for example, we went for [Luis] Diaz, who’s slightly different, or when [Luis] Suarez has left, they’ve had different types of options to try and replace the players.“But Liverpool have got a fantastic record of replacing top players that have gone before, so I’ve got every confidence from a recruitment point of view that they’ll have different types of options, not necessarily a like-for-like.“One thing is for certain, they have to try and replace some kind of his goal involvement in terms of goals and assists, which is extremely difficult because he’s been incredible for Liverpool for many years.”A crucial weekWith Liverpool in a crisis of form and with European champions Paris Saint-Germain up next for Arne Slot’s side, the Reds face a season-defining week with the pressure mounting on Slot.The Champions League is Liverpool’s only hope of silverware this season with a top four finish far from guaranteed.Gerrard says the next seven days are crucial for Liverpool and SlotAFPWhilst the double header against the French champions provides plenty of glamour, Gerrard believes Saturday’s clash with Fulham is just as important for the club and Slot’s future.“I think it’s key,” Gerrard said ahead of Wednesday’s visit of PSG, live on talkSPORT. “But I think the Fulham game is just as important [as the two matches against PSG].“I think if the ownership and the people above see that gap to [Aston] Villa and [Manchester] United stretch or get any worse, I worry for the manager’s position.“I don’t want that to happen – I’m a huge fan of Arne Slot. I was blown away by his first season, I must say. He’s a good man. He’s obviously a very, very good coach, the job he’s done.“I think the key to this situation will be the Fulham game, in terms of, if he can put more heat on United and Villa, and he can stay in the PSG game into next week, I think everything will be fine and in a better place in five, six days’ time. “But if this was to get any worse, I would be worried for the manager.”Gerrard admitted he misses Diaz, who is smashing it in BavariaGetty