Diaz has been absent since sustaining a knee injury in October. A setback then suffered upon his return to training in Dubai in December required surgery, prolonging his spell on the sidelines.
However, having observed the latest rehab session on Tuesday, Klopp offered an update on the 26-year-old’s progress and outlined why he believes he’ll have a role to play before the conclusion of 2022-23.
Speaking to reporters at the AXA Training Centre, the manager said: “It’s a different situation to [when he came in] last year; he came here [and] he [had] played all of the games for Porto pretty much.