The 21 strikers Jurgen Klopp has signed & how they fared: Lewy…

Darwin Nunez is set to complete his big-money move to Liverpool and will become the 22nd striker that Jurgen Klopp has signed in his career. 

Klopp, who has previously managed Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, already had Roberto Firmino when he arrived at Liverpool and has enjoyed mixed success with striker signings over the years.

We’ve identified the 21 strikers Klopp has previously signed during his managerial career and how they fared under his leadership.

Note: We’ve not included any secondary strikers and have also left out Diogo Jota, who primarily played as a winger before joining Liverpool.

It’s fair to say that this doesn’t get off to the best start.

Ahanfouf joined Mainz on a free transfer in January 2002 but left a few months later after failing to score in four cameo appearances.

The former Lithuania international joined Mainz in the summer of 2002 and registered one goal and an assist in 17 appearances in his solitary season at the club.

A slight improvement.

After starring for Germany at the Under-20 World Cup in 2001, Auer was linked with a move to Arsenal but he remained at Borussia Monchengladbach before joining Mainz a year later. 

The striker scored 34 goals during his four seasons at the club and helped Klopp’s side win promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004.

“First of all, I was warmly welcomed by him and the whole club,” he told Goal in 2020. “Jurgen was still in the early stages of his career but even then [he was] an absolute motivator. Moreover, he always had new ideas.”

Signed from Hoffenheim in 2003, Teinert registered four goals and three assists in his debut season as Mainz secured promotion. He only scored one goal in the Bundesliga in 2004-05 and left on a free transfer at the end of the season.