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Former Man Utd and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho almost apparently ruined Liverpool ’s chances of signing Darwin Nunez.

The Reds appear have secured a deal for the Uruguayan striker, with the swoop potentially set to become the club's record transfer.

Whilst the striker has finally been announced as a Liverpool player, the club’s hopes of securing a deal for his services might have been ruined by Mourinho two years ago when the striker was still with Spanish side Almeria. The club’s sporting director João Gonçalves has confirmed that there was interest in Nunez from Tottenham Hotspur - as well as other prominent European clubs - during Mourinho’s time in north London.

Speaking with Portuguese news outlet Record, he said: “When we sold him, there were other clubs that had referenced him like Brighton, Tottenham, Inter and Barcelona. Together we chose Benfica. He believed it would be best for personal development.”

Should he have elected to move to Tottenham, it is certainly hard to envisage that the Reds would have been able to secure Nunez's signature as easily from a Premier League rival. In the meantime, it is certainly hard to argue that Nunez’s decision to move to the Estadio da Luz was