Klopp ‘really surprised’ by £64m Liverpool star Nunez – player likened to ex-Man Utd attacker

Jurgen Klopp has reportedly left “really surprised” by the impact Darwin Nunez made for Benfica against Liverpool last season in the Champions League.

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Nunez has established himself as one of Europe’s most prolific goalscorers in recent seasons.

Last term, he netted 34 goals in 41 appearances for Benfica across all competitions.

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Two of his goals came against Liverpool in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The Reds have splashed out an initial £64m to sign Nunez ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. This fee could potentially rise to £85m with add-ons.

Nunez has come in as Sadio Mane’s replacement. The Senegal international has left the club to join Bayern Munich.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Klopp was impressed by Nunez in the Champions League. Liverpool see him as “the new Edinson Cavani”:

“This Darwin Nunez story started a long time ago,” Romano said on his YouTube channel.

“It’s true that Darwin had a fantastic impact against Liverpool in the Champions League games and Jurgen Klopp is a big fan of checking players in the real games in the face-to-face games, with his own Liverpool and he was really surprised by the impact of this fantastic striker.

“In the Liverpool scouting department, they have been big fans of Darwin Nunez [for a] long time. They consider him the