Luis Diaz finds 'new best friend' at Bayern Munich after discovering shock player is only Spanish speaker

Luis Diaz has found his 'new best friend' at Bayern Munich after discovering a shock teammate speaks Spanish.

Diaz made his Bayern debut on Saturday following his £65.5 million transfer from Liverpool this summer.

He played the second-half of his side's 2-1 victory over Lyon, with fans coming to an immediate verdict.

The German media also delivered their verdict on Diaz following his showing at the Allianz Arena.

After the game, Harry Kane shared his thoughts on the 28-year-old's performance and touched on a potential issue.

He referenced the language barrier, considering the Colombian had notable difficulties with speaking English during his spell at Liverpool.

But the issue has seemingly been attended to after he has struck a bond with Joshua Kimmich, who speaks Spanish.

A video of the scenes inside the dressing room emerged in the wake of their win over Lyon, showing Kimmich and Diaz speaking to each other in a wholesome exchange.

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Kimmich is an ideal player to form a friendship with given his authority within the dressing room and being one of the senior figures of the squad.

Why does Joshua Kimmich speak Spanish?

Kimmich has spent his whole professional career in Germany but speaks Spanish.

He picked up Spanish because, at the time, he was surrounded by several Spanish-speaking players, including Colombia's James Rodriguez and Chile's Arturo Vidal not to mention Spain's Thiago, Javi Martinez and Juan Bernat. And, of course, the versatile German used to be managed by Pep Guardiola.

"The lads do not realise I am always listening in the changing rooms and already understand a great deal," he told Bild.

Kimmich added: "Just training every day and coming home is not enough for me so my mother had the idea to learn another language. I learnt French in school and can already speak English. Because we have so many Spaniards in the team it seemed like a good idea."

What has Joshua Kimmich said about Luis Diaz's language situation?

Kimmich fielded questions from the media after Bayern's victory over Lyon and was asked about Diaz's language situation.

The 30-year-old said they are managing it as a team.

"We have a few guys who can speak a bit of Spanish," he explained. "His English is also okay. So we're managing that as a team."