Luis Diaz Praises Bayern’s €50m Signing Brown

Luis Diaz hails Bayern’s €50m “surprise” Brown – but admits German still beating him

Luis Diaz’s eyes lit up when he was asked about Bayern Munich’s new signing Brown. The Colombian didn’t bother to dress it up.

“Spectacular. In the first matches I thought: wow,” he told Sky. “He really surprised me, he has enormous potential.”

Brown, a €50 million summer arrival from Eintracht Frankfurt, has wasted no time justifying the fee. Signed as a left-back, the 23-year-old has already become Vincent Kompany’s tactical Swiss army knife.

With Bayern short on numbers, Kompany pushed him high up the pitch. Brown started in attacking midfield in the Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund, then again in the league against VfB Stuttgart and FC Schalke 04, before recently dropping back to his more familiar role on the left of defence.

That kind of adaptability has not gone unnoticed in the dressing room.

“This flexibility gives us a big advantage. We have brought in a great player. He will definitely help us move forward,” Diaz said, sounding every bit like a senior voice in a squad undergoing change.

Brown was not the only big-money arrival. Bayern also paid €50 million to prise Ismael Saibari from PSV Eindhoven. The midfielder has given Kompany another dynamic option – and Diaz something more personal: a linguistic lifeline.

“A good lad, and luckily he speaks Spanish,” Diaz said. “It is very important to have someone here I can talk to in my own language.”

Because for all the positivity around Bayern’s start, Diaz is still fighting one battle off the pitch.

Language barrier in a flying start

A year on from swapping Liverpool for Munich, the 29-year-old admits German remains a real challenge.

“The language is certainly one of the few things I struggle with,” he said. “Adapting to that is not so easy. But otherwise I can't complain about anything. The city is incredible. There is so much you can do here if you have the time. I am very happy here.”

On the field, Bayern have opened the season with authority: five wins and one draw from their first six competitive games. Kompany’s side look sharp, structured, and already comfortable with the new ideas.

Diaz, though, is still chasing his own top gear. He has one goal so far and has recently passed up several good chances that, at his best, he normally buries.

“I am searching for my best version and I will find it soon,” he insisted. “I think that goal will come in the next game.”

That next game comes quickly. On Friday, Bayern host Union Berlin at the Allianz Arena before the season pauses for the international break.

The team has hit stride early. Brown has exploded into the picture. Saibari has settled. If Diaz’s prediction about his own form proves right, Bayern’s early momentum may only just be gathering pace.