According to football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, Benfica has received Liverpool’s €80 million offer for striker Darwin Nunez who scored 34 goals in all club competitions last season. Consequently, this article will tell you two ways the Uruguay striker will improve the Reds next season if their offer is accepted....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
First is that he will be able to convert most of the crosses from full-backs Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold, as he is tall at 6-foot-2 and he is good at using his head to score goals.
Last season, many chances both full-backs created from crosses were not converted due to lack of height in the opposition box. That will change next season if the offer is accepted judging by the number of headed goals the striker scored last season.
He scored 7 headed goals last season, according to The Analyst, which is a fair enough number in football. You can imagine how many he would score in a Liverpool side that barely ends an attacking move without delivering a good cross into the penalty box.
The second is that he will help Liverpool in big matches, as he seems to perform well in such matches. He scored 6 Champions League goals last season, including goals against Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax, and Liverpool home and away.
Liverpool clearly needs a player that will stand up to be counted in big games, after failing to win any of their matches against clubs that finished top 4 in the league last season and failing to score in any of the three cup finals they played last season as well.
The Uruguay striker is who they need to win the Premier League and Champions League titles which they came very close to winning last season. Therefore, it is good the club has recognised that. All that remains now is for Benfica to accept the offer.
