His father, who was held captive by the Colombian left-wing guerrillas ELN, according to the local media outlets, was released 13 days after his kidnap today, Thursday, November 9, 2023. Diaz spoke for the first time about the kidnap of his parents over the weekend after he featured in Liverpool’s fixture against Luton.
He said, “Here’s not the player speaking. Today’s Lucho Díaz, the son of Luís Manuel Díaz. Mane, my dad, hard working man, family pillar… he’s now kidnapped. I ask ELN to release my father as soon as possible. I also ask the international associations to work on that in order to guarantee his freedom. Every second, every minute we’re more worried. We’ve no words to describe our family’s terrible feelings, and it will be the same as long as he’s not back at home. I beg you to release my father right now, respecting his integrity”. “I want to thank to all Colombians and also the international community for your support”.
