Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker send message to Luis Diaz after parents kidnapped
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer has offered their support to Liverpool star Luis Diaz after his parents were kidnapped in Colombia over the weekend.
On Saturday, the mother and father of the Colombia international were kidnapped in Barrancas after they were approached by a gang on motorcycles, according to local outlet Semana. As a result, the 26-year-old missed the Reds' 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
Cilenis Marulanda, the player's mother, was rescued, but his father, Luis Manuel Diaz, remains missing. Colombia's national police have announced a payment of £40,000 for any information leading to Diaz's father's rescue.
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While the police director William Salamanca said he told Diaz on the phone that he would be deploying all of his available resources to find his dad, who remains with the kidnappers.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football Podcast, Lineker began: "There's been some terrible stories this weekend, Luis Diaz for a start, whose parents have been kidnapped back home in Columbia.
"He couldn't take part in the game for Liverpool today. I can't imagine what he must be going through."
Shearer added: "I think the latest that I heard was that his mum, thankfully had been rescued, but his father was still missing.
"Goodness me, we send our best wishes and hope for the best outcome."
Reports in the region claim that over 100 troops have been deployed by the Colombian interior minister to the north of the country.
There has been dialogue between Colombia and neighbouring Venezuelan authorities to add more numbers to their border patrols
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