Liverpool signing £20m Champions League hero unlikely for two major reasons

When the last Champions League draw was made, everybody was expecting Liverpool to advance beyond Benfica in quarter-finals of the tournament. After picking up a 3-1 victory in the first leg on Tuesday night, that now seems likely to happen.

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However, supporters will have also anticipated a clash with Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. The German champions faced Villarreal on Wednesday night in the first leg of their quarter-final tie, but lost 1-0.

The only goal of the night was scored by a certain Arnaut Danjuma. The ex-Bournemouth attacker moved to Spain last summer, at which point Liverpool were linked with a move for him.

Danjuma scored an impressive haul of 15 goals in the Championship in 2020/21. He was the division's fifth-top scorer once excluding penalties, despite his role as a wide forward rather than a recognised striker.

Considering he was just 23 years-old back then - and he also accumulated seven assists - it was perhaps no