Luis Diaz parents kidnapping: everything we know so far as reward offered for information

Having been alerted to the shocking kidnapping of Luis Diaz's parents in Colombia late on Saturday night, it was a no-brainer for Liverpool to allow their winger a leave of absence against Nottingham Forest.

Despite reports on Sunday morning that Luis Manuel Diaz had actually been rescued alongside the player's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, his father's whereabouts remained unknown as of late evening, with a reward of around £40,000 put up for anyone who could supply local police with information.

Given Diaz's popularity and profile in his homeland, the director of the Colombian police immediately took charge of the situation after the kidnapping, which took place in the Los Olivos neighbourhood of Barrancas, in Guajira. It's thought that more than 200 officers are working on finding Mr Diaz.

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According to multiple sources in Colombia, the family's van was ambushed at a petrol station by four men on motorcycles. From there 'operation padlock' was launched to return the pair safely and after the roads out of La Guajira were closed to deny the exit of the four kidnappers, Mrs Marulanda was eventually found safely in the Carretalito district.

The director of Colombia’s National Police, General William Salamanca, who spoke with Diaz on the phone on Sunday to confirm details about his father, is quoted as saying: "We already have the mother, she is in good health, scared, but she is fine.

"They took the father away on a motorcycle, they took him out of the car and took him along the trails there. We are committed to carrying out checkpoints and identifying people on