Upload video Video is not available The video will play automatically soon8Cancel Play now Liverpool’s Salah beats his player of the season in the PFA With Darwin Nunez’s signature record looking almost entirely for Liverpool, what fascinates me is the presence of Manchester United in the middle of the negotiations. I can guarantee that the people of Anfield would be concerned with this, as it has the potential to raise not only price but also wages. No agent deserving of his salt would use it to get a bigger contract, let’s be clear. But United in the background – for me – underscores precisely why this could so easily be another masterpiece for Liverpool in the transfer market and is a point so often overlooked in the despair of seeing new faces, new transfers, new excitement. . I do not want to be tough, but United could have written a book on how not to make transfers in recent seasons. Sign players just because you do not want to go to an opponent? Control and double control. Cristiano has done his job quite well, but to sign him because he could have gone to City? This had written the catastrophe everywhere. And the same with Alexis Sanchez. No, not the same, 10 times worse. Liverpool “agree” to sign Darwin Nunez from Benfica in a possible club record deal Mohamed Salah presents a clear plan for the future amid disappointing talks for a contract with Liverpool This deal underscores everything that went wrong at Old Trafford. How much did it cost? About 500 grams a week in salaries, which I saw somewhere cost them about 20 million euros per goal…! Much, much worse, though, was that he did not just break United’s payroll structure, but destroyed it. So a goalkeeper can end up with .000 400,000 a week and a midfielder like Pogba who could not join the team for even half a year with even more. And there I think Liverpool has done it right. I can understand that there are many, many people who wonder why they let Santio Mane go, asking “why not give him the salary he wants?” Nunez could prove to be a great addition to Liverpool ( Picture: REUTERS) The same goes for Salah. But what strikes me at the thought at Anfield is that nothing is done in a hurry. Everything is analyzed, decisions are made with planning in years, not months. There was a clear estimate that they could make Mane and Salah play this season without agreeing new contracts and NO down tools. It worked, it was one of their best seasons. But there were calculations. If they give the money to Manet, they have to give it to Salah, and then Van Dyke and Allison and everyone else as well. Liverpool remain steadfast in Santo Mane’s pay as Bayern Munich to help fund the deal with Darwin Nunez. You can see the thought with Darwin Nunez. Mane is 30, he is 22. The sale of Mane could raise around £ 40 million and Nunez cost £ 80 million. BUT. And this is an important but. He will probably have less than half the salary Mane was asking for. Something that during a five-year contract could save them ALL from this extra 40 million £. In addition, it does not break the wage structure. If we look at it this way, replacing a 30-year-old with a 22-year-old, while keeping your finances in order, is a very good victory for Liverpool… and it is something that United must follow. Santo Mane is going to say goodbye to Liverpool ( Picture: Getty Images) You look at the pursuit of Nunez and the only chance they have to get him is to break Liverpool’s offer. Luring him with huge sums of money. But again, this follows the Sanchez plan and does not work. All they have to do is follow Klopp’s plan when he first arrived in Anfield. He knew he could not compete with teams like City, United and Chelsea in the market, so he found players he did not want – at the right price and salary – and turned them into stars. Ten Hag definitely has the qualifications as a manager to do that. It takes time, but it’s the right way… and he should be given all the time he needs, even if it takes five years like Klopp or Sir Alex Ferguson. Jurgen Klopp knows exactly what Liverpool have lost to Aurelien Tchouameni Club owner teases Darwin Nunez over Liverpool transfer to Reds ‘immersed in discussions’ For Nunez, yes, it seems a logical plan to replace Mane with him. But OF COURSE it is a bet. Any player entering the Premier League is a bet. Timo Werner was a bet, hell, even Romelu Lukaku was a bet for Chelsea, and he had spent half his life in the Premier League. What I will say is that he has scored a few goals in big games, he has scored in the Champions League, and although he is raw, there is clearly a quality of goals in his game. Nunez has excellent scoring form in Portugal ( Picture: JOSE SENA GOULAO / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock) And that is what Liverpool needs. They were great last year, but look at the bigger games and they did not always have that scorer. The Champions League final against Madrid was a game to be won, but it was not due to missed opportunities. Nunez could ultimately be the striker to turn these opportunities around. And if any coach is going to get it, then it’s Klopp. You have seen him do it with Salah and Mane, certainly with Lewandowski in Dortmund. This, for the Liverpool fans with the raw quality that Nunez has, should be really exciting. read more Liverpool launch ‘reconnaissance mission’ following Nabi Keita’s transfer recommendation read more 8 Bayern Munich players “for sale” as they prepare to finance the transfer of Santo Mane
