Liverpool stayed Dias hard and unexpectedly "assisted" Barcelona to poach Manchester United Rashford?

Although each club has its own priorities in the transfer window, many potential trades will have a domino effect, and the conclusion of one trade may be the fuse to trigger another. Liverpool may have indirectly delivered a major benefit to a Manchester United player over the past few hours.

Liverpool has recently experienced an example of how Liverpool sold goalkeeper Kellech to Brentford just hours after Brentford confirmed goalkeeper Fleken's transfer to Leverkusen. According to reports, Leverkusen's midfield core Wiltz will soon join Liverpool with a huge transfer fee.

In another case study of chain reactions on potential transfers, Fenway Sports Group (Liverpool owner)'s position on a player under current manager Slott could have a positive impact on a Manchester United player.

Barcelona's bid for Dias was rejected, or switched to Manchester United's Rashford

On Thursday morning, well-known journalist David Ornstein reported in The Athletic that Liverpool rejected Barcelona's bid for Louis Dias, and even planned to leave the team freely after the contract expires in two years without reaching a renewal with the Colombian.

So, the La Liga champion team may turn their goal to find the left winger to Rashford. The Manchester United winger is reportedly a "important goal" for Barcelona sporting director Deco (from Marca, reported via Football Espana).

Rushford is rumored to be eager to transfer to the team led by Flick this summer. He wanted to join Barcelona in the transfer window in January this year, and was later loaned to Aston Villa. He is even willing to cut his salary to facilitate a transfer to Barcelona.

Liverpool forced Dias to stay, which unexpectedly led to Rashford leaving Manchester United?

Dias contributed 17 goals in the just-concluded season, and Liverpool naturally had no intention of considering any offer to him and still had time to reach an agreement on the new contract. The possible impact of this move on Manchester United, the biggest competitor, further ensures that Fenway Group is firm in its position on the Dias issue and is correct.

Although Rashford's form has declined since his peak of 30 goals in the 2022/23 season (he only scored 19 goals in the following two seasons and fell out of favor under Amorin), if he leaves Manchester United, he will still weaken the strength of Liverpool's arch-rivals.

The 27-year-old still maintained a record of high productivity that scared Reds fans against Liverpool. He scored 7 goals against the Reds, the second highest number of goals against a single opponent. These include a key brace at Old Trafford in March 2018 and a goal that turned out to be the winning goal in August 2022.

Additional surprises for Reds fans?

Although Liverpool sent a harsh "Do Not Disturb" signal to Barcelona on the issue of Dias, Barcelona's potential pursuit of Manchester United No. 10 player may have different results, especially the players themselves seem to yearn for Barcelona.

If Liverpool keeps Dias, it can indirectly promote the departure of a Manchester United general, which will undoubtedly add an additional joy to many Reds fans!