Jurgen Klopp could repeat the genius trick he used on Robert Lewandowski with Darwin Nunez.Liverpool are on the verge of finalising the club record signing of Nunez from Benfica, with the Uruguayan striker understood to be in the city completing the final stages of his medical.
Klopp has a track record of developing promising strikers into prolific threats in front of goal after working with Lewandowski at Borussia Dortmund.The Polish forward scored 102 goals in 186 appearances under Klopp between 2010 and 2014, accrediting his success since arriving in Germany with a piece of "genius" from his former boss.Lewandowski previously revealed, via the Liverpool Echo: "He released that striker's instinct in me.
I didn't know that I still had so much potential inside of me. He saw something in me that I couldn't see."He taught me so much.
When I arrived at Dortmund, I wanted to do everything quickly: strong pass, one touch only. Jurgen showed me to calm down – to take two touches if necessary.
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