Klopp with headache over Nunez, causes Liverpool problems, thinks of new striker

Since Darwin Núñez arrived at Liverpool, the controversy and criticism of his soccer in the Premier League has not stopped, but even though the Charrúa striker has proven to be capable of leading the Reds' attack, especially in the last month and a half, the English institution's top management is happy with the fact that the player continues to represent an active expense for the club after his transfer, following the bonus agreement they agreed with Benfica.

If the price paid to Benfica for the South American attacker was already excessive, the Lisbon team continues to benefit financially after his departure, as the Reds have already placed Nunez as a starter ten times this season, a situation that quickly activated the bonus of his contract which gives the Portuguese club a fee of 5 million euros.

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Although this figure does not impact so much on the team's checkbook, the reality is that this long-term agreement could even be counterproductive, regardless of the goals and assists that Darwin can deliver in every game, because if Jurgen Klopp continues to use the Uruguayan in the starting eleven on a recurring basis to the point of accumulating 50 starts, the Reds will now have to pay 10 million euros to Benfica, a somewhat inconvenient situation if even with his consistency the team does not achieve the objectives of the year.

Although Jurgen Klopp has been the main author of the good displays of his striker in both Champions League and Premier League, the German coach knows that the inexperience that Nunez has in England could take its toll at some point and undermine much of the effort made over the last few months of adaptation to the league, the country, the team and the language.

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The idea of looking for a new striker is more a matter of internal competition than inconsistency in that sector, since having a competitive player as a backup will always be useful to put pressure on the starters and let them know that their place in the starting eleven is not guaranteed, thus encouraging players like Núñez to remain consistent and feel the risk of being ousted.