Colombian authorities have arrested four individuals linked to the abduction of Luis Diaz father, facing charges including kidnap and theft. The arrests come after a police investigation on a gang known as ‘The Primates,’ accused of keeping the Liverpool star’s father under surveillance.
Luis Díaz and his recently released father – Getty image Among the suspects named Yerdinson Bolivar Bolivar, popular with the alias ‘Arenca’ or ‘Areca,’ was revealed to be a trainer at Manuel Diaz’s football school. The other three identified are Marlon Rafael Brito Bolivar, Brayan Javier Morales Sanjuan, and Andrys Alcides Bolivar Bolivar, who described as their leader. According to reports, the gang, referred to as ‘The Primates,’ specializes in drug trafficking and is considered a sub-division of the notorious Gulf Clan.
Luis Suarez during his professional football days. Source: Getty He played on Spain’s team that won the 1964 European Championship, its first major title. After retiring in 1973, Suarez had three spells coaching Inter. He also managed Spain’s national side from 1988-91. Penning down a eulogy to him, Inter Milan wrote; “FC Internazionale Milano, its president Steven Zhang, the Vice President Javier Zanetti, the CEOs Alessandro Antonello and Giuseppe Marotta, the coach Simone Inzaghi and his staff, the players and the entire Inter world join in mourning the loss of Luis Suarez and, in remembering him, they embrace his family members. “Saying goodbye to Luisito leaves us with a deep melancholy: the nostalgia of his perfect and inimitable football, which in fact inspired generations, joins the memory of a unique footballer and a great, great Inter player. “We will miss him, because as [legendary coach] Helenio Herrera preached, ‘If you don’t know what to do, give the ball to Suarez’.” 
Cristiano Ronaldo in Al-Nassr jersey. Source: Getty Castro is a former professional footballer, playing for Vitória de Guimarães and Elvas in the Primeira Liga during his career. However, he spent most of his time down in the lower leagues before later becoming a manager in 1998. 61-year-old Luis Castro who will be leading Al-Nassr next season, is best known for his two seasons in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk including home and away wins over Real Madrid in the group stage of the 2020-21 Champions League. He will lead Al-Nassr into a qualifying playoff for the Asian Champions League next month after the team finished runner-up last season in the Saudi Pro League. The champion Al-Ittihad was coached by another Portuguese, Nuno Espírito Santo. Al-Nassr is among four top Saudi clubs effectively nationalized last month by being taken into majority ownership by the sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund. PIF claims to have assets of around $700 billion and is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 
Luis Enrique dishing out directives to his players. Source: Reuters L’Equipe reported that after embarking on an extensive search for a replacement, former Spain and Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique has been identified as the number one candidate, and PSG are now close to reaching an agreement with the 53-year-old. While there are still a few details to be finalised, PSG are confident of getting a deal over the line and are hopeful of announcing Enrique as their new head coach at some point this week. The Ligue 1 holders had considered several top coaches for the role, including former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann, who was at one stage thought to have been leading the race for the job. Nagelsmann is believed to have held positive talks with PSG chiefs based in Doha, but the German subsequently pulled out of the race after failing to agree on key details with the capital club. 
Luis Enrique after Spain’s world cup match against Morocco. Source: Getty PSG considers Luis Enrique to be the ideal coach as he has experience in the Champions League, a competition he won with Barcelona. His style of play has been key and he would know how to deal with the heavyweights in the dressing room. The Ligue 1 side has decided to accept the conditions that he has asked of them, aware that time is running out with only a few weeks to go before pre-season. Luis Enrique’s last experience was with the Spain national team, which he led to a Nations League final and the semi-finals of the European Championship. Despite having attracted interest from big clubs, including Napoli and Chelsea, the Gijón native had given himself time to consider offers, with PSG being the most concrete and the one he could end up accepting. 
