Jurgen Klopp has beforehand hailed Liverpool and Manchester United goal Darwin Nunez as a ‘actually good participant’ and tipped the Benfica ahead to take pleasure in a ‘large profession’.
Latest experiences say Liverpool are ready to sanction a club-record deal for Nunez, who scored 34 objectives in 41 video games for Benfica final season.
The Uruguayan’s breakthrough marketing campaign has additionally attracted curiosity from Man United however it seems that Liverpool are on the entrance of the queue to agree a deal value £85m.
Klopp praised Nunez earlier than and after Liverpool’s Champions League tie towards Benfica final season, telling reporters: ‘A particularly good trying boy, and an honest participant as properly.
‘Actually good, actually good. I knew it earlier than however he performed just about in entrance of me. Bodily robust, fast, was calm together with his end. Actually good. If he stays wholesome, it’s a giant profession forward of him.’
Klopp additionally singled out Nunez as Benfica’s largest hazard previous to his aspect’s Champions League win.
Requested how essential will probably be to cease Nunez within the first leg of the quarter-final conflict, Klopp added: ‘He’s not the one one. They've a very good staff, I've to say!
‘A very good staff with a great way of taking part in. However sure, he's [their danger man], he’s an excellent striker. The following one from Uruguay! I don’t understand how they’re going to play collectively: Edinson Cavani, Luis Suarez and him in a single staff.
‘That’s most likely a problem as properly, to place that in place. However he’s a high boy. And sure the objectives he scored, clearly the one towards Ajax in Amsterdam that was an enormous one, large one. Sure within the group levels [against Barcelona] as properly.
‘So he’s not shy. He didn't begin the final sport, he got here on at half-time due to getting back from worldwide duties. So we anticipate him to begin tomorrow and we have now to ensure he won't get numerous balls.’
Nunez, 22, needs to safe a giant transfer away from Benfica this summer season and appears set to hitch a Liverpool squad who received two trophies final season, reached the Champions League last and completed one level behind Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis.
Klopp shall be notably eager to welcome Nunez by means of the doorways at Anfield as Sadio Mane edges nearer to a transfer to Bayern Munich and Mohamed Salah continues to be linked with a transfer.
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