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Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Darwin Nunez's emotional journey of no food and injury hell to Liverpool record signing

Liverpool's new £85million signing Darwin Nunez has already scored the most important goal of his life.

When the 22-year-old Uruguayan striker was having kickabouts with his mates in the streets of Artigas, a city in the north east of the country situated close to the Brazilian border, he would dream of one day being good enough to buy his parents a new house.

The humble family home Nunez shared with dad Bibiano, mother Silvia Ribeiro and older brother Junior was built on the flood plain of the Cuareim River and the few sticks of furniture they owned would often be washed away.

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