Darwin Nunez - Benfica

Keep on seeing the quoted price in euros, not sure what the exchange rate is at the moment.  Anyway I am really excited as the prospect of him signing,  will be devastated to see sadio go, even taki as well as divvy. However football doesn't stand still and I don't think the price tag is particularly relevant. We want the player, benfica would want a tidy some for someone who scored a lot and is still very young. Supply and demand, the way Jürgen talked about him after we played benfics suggested to me that he was already on the radar.

Anyone know how the Nike deal is going for us after this blistering season? Might be the reason we can afford to go big while losing Mane for peanuts and Salah next year for nothing.

This fella looks amazing to me. It might seem a bit steep, but he could be a game changer. He's mostly a striker and we never had that before with Klopp. VVD rates him in the top five players he ever faced, his performance against us was exceptional. I'm full of excitement about this!

Did Virgil say that? That’s a pretty decent compliment if he did. I agree he will be brought in to play through the middle more often than not if it happens.

Did Virgil say that? That’s a pretty decent compliment if he did. I agree he will be brought in to play through the middle more often than not if it happens.

I haven't checked it, my bad. But he was damn good against us!

Keep on seeing the quoted price in euros, not sure what the exchange rate is at the moment.  Anyway I am really excited as the prospect of him signing,  will be devastated to see sadio go, even taki as well as divvy. However football doesn't stand still and I don't think the price tag is particularly relevant. We want the player, benfica would want a tidy some for someone who scored a lot and is still very young. Supply and demand, the way Jürgen talked about him after we played benfics suggested to me that he was already on the radar.

I think the first bid we've made (if you believe reports) is around 68m pounds plus add ons.

Did Virgil say that? That’s a pretty decent compliment if he did. I agree he will be brought in to play through the middle more often than not if it happens.

Yes apparently he named Messi, Haaland, Mbappe, Aguero and this kid. It was an interview with Rio Ferdinand

 I think it was his 1st or 2nd season with Benfica he went under the knife and he also was out for 6 weeks with Covid He struggled over the course of the season with the effects of the virus and various injuries. This season is were he has shined

If he's only half as good as the last Uruguayan striker we signed then I will more than settle for that.

Benfica going to try and make payday as they will have to pay 20% sale on fee to the Spanish club he was at.

I haven't checked it, my bad. But he was damn good against us!

He was good; stand out player for them. If he's someone we've been watching closely for a long period of time it will have confirmed he is ready for the step up. £85m doesn't like quite so bad if there are performance related add ons packed in and reasonable wages, as they will be compared with someone like Haaland (by about half I reckon).

I’m not overly excited about him. He’s a goal scorer which gives us another option but I’m not convinced about his link up play.
I just don’t see how salah and Nunez could compliment each other without a bobby pulling the strings. Diaz Nunez and salah seems a bit like Kevin Keegans Newcastle to me.

He’s young enough to improve though. And I don’t care about the cost.

We will see.

Are people just discounting 21-goal scorer Diogo Jota going forward for us?

He's going to be an important part of any Liverpool team this season.

Are people just discounting 21-goal scorer Diogo Jota going forward for us?

He's going to be an important part of any Liverpool team this season.

No. But he did definitely have a drop of right at the business end of the season.
If Nunez arrives then there are worse options than having Jota rotate in for Nunez or Diaz.

Are people just discounting 21-goal scorer Diogo Jota going forward for us?

He's going to be an important part of any Liverpool team this season.

No, but with losing 2 forwards (Mane and Origi) we need a quality body up front. Jota should have a key role next season.

The potential departure of Sadio is a pivotal moment in Jürgen's reign. Hence, his replacement is going to determine the way forward for us. Based on Jürgen's comments last season, there may be a few departures this season as he said we will rebuild and come back stronger. Hopefully this kid works out for us.

Put Jürgen's polish on this kid and he will most likely be worth double the quoted figures, if not by next season but definitely, the Season after it.

Put Jürgen's polish on this kid and he will most likely be worth double the quoted figures, if not by next season but definitely, the Season after it.

He’s coming to United….. fcuk off 

He's perfect for our style !

He’s coming to United….. fcuk off 

Why would he want to go to a crock of sh*t that is United. 

"When Liverpool drew with Spurs last month, they crossed the ball 46 times. Trent Alexander-Arnold delivered the most crosses in the league last season. Having seen him in the flesh, it's Nunez's aerial ability that impressed me."

At least that's what Chris Sutton said.

Imagine a team that crosses the ball as LFC does, who, last season, had the second-best if not the best record of scoring goals from corners, and Nunez' 6' 3" frame on the end of those crosses.

Chris Sutton was waxing lyrical about his aerial prowess in an article I read yesterday. That was encouraging given the amount of crosses we put in at times. Also, Sutton was very good in the air in his day so that could be useful, the lad is 6’2 but he also looks mobile and nimble on his feet with a bit of pace too.

I’m not overly excited about him. He’s a goal scorer which gives us another option but I’m not convinced about his link up play.
I just don’t see how salah and Nunez could compliment each other without a bobby pulling the strings. Diaz Nunez and salah seems a bit like Kevin Keegans Newcastle to me.

He’s young enough to improve though. And I don’t care about the cost.

We will see.

He is a replacement for when salah goes as the main goal scorer. He’s got that hunger to fight on the pitch and won’t stop running till the end. Has quality and terrorised our defence. Now admittedly we play a high line so that could have been a huge factor but he simply oozes quality

The next suarez/Cavani in terms of how good he will be. Seems to be a bit of a mixture of both too in terms of how he plays

And he is so young, let mane go, then we can bed him in next season

Then salah goes and he takes the mantle whilst we bring in another player to link up

Too many times in the past we watched teams take the young gems. It feels good seeing us get the best upcoming players

Anyone know how the Nike deal is going for us after this blistering season? Might be the reason we can afford to go big while losing Mane for peanuts and Salah next year for nothing.

This fella looks amazing to me. It might seem a bit steep, but he could be a game changer. He's mostly a striker and we never had that before with Klopp. VVD rates him in the top five players he ever faced, his performance against us was exceptional. I'm full of excitement about this!

We will get 25-30m Sterling for mane for sure, take out his ages, origi and a couple of other lads will leave. The club will also invest in a bit even though we spent money on Diaz and we will fork out 10-12m on top

I can see us getting another 20-30m from other players going easily in total

With salah we have no choice as he is looking for that big pay packet on a free, will prob get 25-30m signing on fee next year

But our income is so much that we should be able to easily spend 60-70m per year prior to sales and wage reductions which we will make this summer imo

Yes we spent money on Diaz but I see this guy not impacting us a lot in terms of finances

Ox and a couple of defenders will go to bring us in 20-25 I feel

I am so excited like
You are about this guys potential

Don't know how reliable, if at all, but ay, it suits me so,  I'll take it

https://twitter.com/Watch_LFC/status/1534809191105298437?t=K5r1xWirEKVcGmWKVaLXVw&s=19

Don't know how reliable, if at all, but ay, it suits me so,  I'll take it

https://twitter.com/Watch_LFC/status/1534809191105298437?t=K5r1xWirEKVcGmWKVaLXVw&s=19

Incredible if we pulled this off so quickly