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 may rise to £85m – whereas Newcastle spent the same quantity to signal Isak from Actual Sociedad in the identical switch window.
Nunez has scored 25 Premier League objectives for the Reds and appears set to go away Anfield this summer season – whereas Isak has 54 in 86 Premier League video games for the Magpies.
Talking to the Monetary Occasions, Graham mentioned Klopp most popular the Uruguay striker.
He mentioned: “Each gamers, when you have a look at prime 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 might be very churlish of me to say, “It’s horrible that Jurgen had his selection”, when prior to now Jürgen had been persuaded by me and my colleagues of a unique selection.”
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Graham mentioned Klopp had been persuaded prior to now to signal Mo Salah – a call which proved to be a masterstroke.
Nunez has been strongly linked with a transfer to Serie A champions Napoli this summer season. He solely began eight league video games final season and scored 5 occasions within the Premier League as Arne Slot’s group received the title.
Isak continues to be linked with Europe’s largest golf equipment – together with Liverpool and Arsenal – however may have Champions League soccer this season with Eddie Howe’s aspect.
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