When Luis Díaz showed up for Liverpool FC’s preseason, he had changed drastically. His trip to Colombia produced this amazing tattoo, which has had people talking about it and admiring the artistic expression it represents ever since.

Luis Fernando Díaz’s left arm was to be tattooed by a man from Cartagena by the name of Elkin Torres. The artist has already worked with other football players, including Roger Martínez; the Liverpool guajiro was aware of his talent and strong pulse.

It was his brother Roger Díaz whom I first met. Roger called me when I was in Belgium to tell me that Luis was considering getting inked. Elkin, 22, stated that they had been conversing for a while in an interview with the Cartagena newspaper “El Universal.”

“My brother wrote me a letter a few days before Liverpool played in the Champions League final,” Elkin stated, highlighting the angry tattoo on Luis Díaz. If they won, it was supposed to be a tattoo of the prize; however, Luis decided to get a new tattoo after losing.

I carved the face of Jesus Christ, a lion, and a clock on his left side. It took about eleven hours. I also got him a small tattoo with the name of his daughter Roma in addition to the larger ones of his parents. I finished the job in Barranquilla as soon as they got there, said tattoo artist Díaz.