Jurgen Klopp pushed for Liverpool to sign Darwin Nunez rather than the 26-year-old attacker the Reds’ recruitment team actually recommended.

Darwin Nunez is coming in for criticism after Liverpool suffered another big blow to their Premier League title hopes, with the Reds losing the Merseyside derby on Wednesday.

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Interestingly, it appears that Klopp put his foot down in deciding that Liverpool should pursue a deal for Nunez in 2022.

According to a report from The Times, Klopp pushed for Liverpool to sign Nunez, when the club’s recruitment team were suggesting that Christopher Nkunku would be a better option.

Nunez has not been perfect at Liverpool by any means, but Klopp may feel that he still made the right call in pushing to sign him from Benfica rather than going after Nkunku.

But it will be interesting to see who ends up feeling like they got the better deal, with Nunez once again facing criticism for not being the ruthless goalscorer Liverpool now need.

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