In a season where Chelsea have reportedly committed to spending £604.7m on 18 new players under new owner Todd Boehly, Liverpool's rather restricted ...
But while their path to building a new-look attack has proven to be bumpy, Liverpool are now enjoying the rewards. The triumvirate of Mane, [Mohamed Salah](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/mohamed-salah), and Roberto Firmino had served the club well, winning every honour there was to win, but was ageing, with all three out of contract in 2023. Liverpool might be willing to break their club-record to sign Bellingham come the summer, but they still cannot afford any new arrival not to be right. As a result, their next attacking conundrum will be an eventual successor for Salah, but with Diaz and Jota just entering their peaks and the likes of teenagers Harvey Elliott, Kaide Gordon, and Ben Doak catching the eye, such a player could already be at Anfield. When named in these new roles, with Salah on the right, Klopp has selected his new front three from the start in such a set-up just four times. We have and will continue to focus our attention on investing wisely in the transfer market and we remain incredibly proud of our squad.” Meanwhile, Firmino will leave as a free agent this summer, but once one of the first names on Klopp’s teamsheet, the Brazilian has already suitably been replaced courtesy of their business over the past 12 months. "We have to be right and that’s what we search for…You need to be right with your signings and I believe we were right. [Can Liverpool compete in the transfer market with their rivals? "If you look to our last year, bringing in Luis Diaz in the winter. But when it became clear the Frenchman would be beyond their grasp, rightly or wrongly, they opted to keep the powder dry and wait for Bellingham instead. Of course, having nearly won an unprecedented quadruple last year and won every major honour going since 2019, [Jurgen Klopp](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/jurgen-klopp)’s side were hardly starting from as far back as the Londoners.
Liverpool forward Darwin Núñez has had to contend with criticism at times during his time at Anfield but he's starting to thrive in Jürgen Klopp's new-look ...
[Luis Díaz](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-news-luis-diaz-henderson-26248669), which is a strike rate that both his teammate Salah and the now-departed Mané would not have been disappointed with. However, given that his expected goals (xG) for this campaign stands at approximately 12, it is clear that he is a player who doesn't struggle to carve out opportunities for himself. If he can keep up his efforts, he will quickly become even more of a talismanic figure for Liverpool. One would posit that we are likely to see the Uruguayan produce more sustained levels of performances next season with the experience of a full Premier League season already under his belt and having established himself in Liverpool's frontline. However, it now appears that the mercurial forward is finally finding his feet at Anfield, with his record in so-called 'big games' demonstrating that the forward is beginning to deliver on the promise he showed in Portugal. [Erling Haaland](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/klopp-liverpool-manchester-united-haaland-26396614), the weight of a big transfer fee and the pressure of replacing Liverpool legend [Sadio Mané](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-sadio-mane-jurgen-klopp-26255571).
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Darwin Nunez's Liverpool career has finally begun to take off following his £85m summer move from Benfica, as it's been revealed he tops a list of elite ...
For Nunez, it’s eight goals and three assists in 19 games, with only 15 starts. Advertisement
Prematurely written off earlier in the campaign, Sam McGuire explains why Darwin Nunez is key to Liverpool qualifying for next season's Champions League.
The Reds are by no means Darwin FC but he has played his role in getting them up the table over recent weeks. Not for a team that has hit seven or more goals in a single match on three occasions this term. Though a willing runner, he didn’t yet have the game intelligence to know when and where to press as part of this team and he isn’t necessarily a link player with the skill set to link midfield to attack. With Liverpool reverting back to a false-nine system, the former Benfica man has been freed from having to defend central areas without the ball. Injuries have forced Jurgen Klopp to change things up on what feels like a monthly basis while the loss of form to key midfielders only exacerbated the situation. This sort of output is even more impressive when you consider he’s been part of a team in transition for large periods.
If there's one thing that Richard Keys appears desperate to do it's remain relevant, and his controversial opinion concerning Erling Harland and Darwin ...
And notice I said ‘long term.’” However, Haaland’s rate of scoring has never really dipped though his career, and only the most fervent of Liverpool fans – and Keys of course – would suggest that Nunez will be the better player. Earlier in the season, Keys had mentioned that he felt Nunez could be a better player than the Norwegian, and rather than retract that statement, he’s doubled down on it in his
Richard Keys has pointed out that his prediction that Liverpool star Darwin Nunez will be a better player in a long term scenario than Manchester City's Erling ...
“As Nunez grabbed two more my mind went back to an early season blog I wrote when I said I really fancied him as a player – and that he might be a better long term bet than Haaland”, Keys Keys pointed out that he predicted Nunez would be a better player in the long term future than Manchester City’s Haaland in his early season blog and admitted that the Norwegian’s form at the beginning of the season made it look foolish. Nunez made a big-money move from Benfica to Liverpool in the summer but initially struggled to find his footing in the English game.
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Darwin Nunez XG tops the current Premier League XG per game. Putting him ahead of the goal king Erling Haaland.
This intelligence has been shown by Nunez’s XG this season in the Premier League. XG (expected Goals) is a metric that’s intended to measure the probability of a shot resulting in a goal. The Man City striker has 27 goals this season already. The higher the number, the better the player is doing at creating shots likely to lead into a goal. Along with his goals, many fans have noted his intelligence in the attacking third. Putting him ahead of the goal king Erling Haaland.