Luis Diaz wears the historic Liverpool number and repays supporters who purchased his old shirt.
The Colombian has worn the No.23 shirt since his arrival in English football in January 2022, but he has changed numbers ahead of his second full season.
Luis Diaz, the Colombian attacker for Liverpool, will compensate for Reds fans who bought his No.23 shirt this summer ahead of his move to No.7.
Diaz, who joined the club from Porto in January 2022, has taken on James Milner's old shirt number ahead of the 2023-24 season.
"The exchange is only valid for 'Luis Diaz 23' 2023-24 home shirts or kits purchased from official club retail outlets, the official LFC online store, or the LFC Retail app." Any qualifying clothing or equipment must be returned with evidence of purchase by July 31, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. BST."
The shirts that are returned to the club will be donated to the foundation of Liverpool.
Diaz will be hopeful that his new number will herald a turnaround in fortunes after an injury-plagued first full season with the Reds.
Diaz suffered a knee injury in a 3-2 defeat against Arsenal in October 2022, which ended his season after initially impressing upon signing from Porto and playing a part in the sides that won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in 2021-22.
Milner had worn the shirt for eight years before joining Brighton on a free transfer this summer, while the No.7 is legendary at Liverpool, having previously been worn by Billy Liddell, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, and Luis Suarez.
The shirt has also been worn by Nigel Clough, Steve McManaman, Vladimir Smicer, Harry Kewell, and Robbie Keane during the Premier League era, with squad numbers inserted in 1993.
Diaz wore the No.7 shirt for Porto and also for Colombia, for whom he scored last week in a friendly win against Germany.
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