Former Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp selected to signal striker Darwin Nunez forward of Alexander Isak in the summertime of 2022 – in response to the Reds’ former director of analysis Ian Graham.
Liverpool spent £64m on Benfica’s Nunez – a price which might rise to £85m – whereas Newcastle spent an analogous quantity to signal Isak from Actual Sociedad in the identical switch window.
Nunez has scored 25 Premier League targets for the Reds and appears set to depart Anfield this summer time – whereas Isak has 54 in 86 Premier League video games for the Magpies.
Chatting with the Financial Times, Graham stated Klopp most popular the Uruguay striker.
He stated: “Each gamers, in case you have a look at high younger centre-forwards in Europe, they’d be primary and two — or two and three however [Erling] Haaland was going to [Manchester] Metropolis and out of our worth vary.
‘Jurgen most popular Nunez. It could be very churlish of me to say, “It’s horrible that Jurgen had his selection”, when previously Jürgen had been persuaded by me and my colleagues of a distinct selection.”
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Graham stated Klopp had been persuaded previously to signal Mo Salah – a choice which proved to be a masterstroke.
Nunez has been strongly linked with a transfer to Serie A champions Napoli this summer time. He solely began eight league video games final season and scored 5 instances within the Premier League as Arne Slot’s staff gained the title.
Isak continues to be linked with Europe’s greatest golf equipment – together with Liverpool and Arsenal – however can have Champions League soccer this season with Eddie Howe’s aspect.
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