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Richard Garnett

Darwin Nunez transfer will finally answer Liverpool issue Jamie Carragher asked Jurgen Klopp to resolve

Excitement continues to build as Liverpool attempt to thrash out a deal for Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, and that's good news for Jamie Carragher.

Uruguayan Nunez is understood to be the subject of an £85million plus add-ons offer put to the Eagles that would seemingly provide a swift replacement for wantaway forward Sadio Mane. And if the deal should come to fruition, the arrival of the 22-year-old will finally answer an issue former Red Jamie Carragher has had with Jurgen Klopp's forward line for some time - that lack of an orthodox striker

Speaking previously to Sky Sports, pundit Carragher said: "You look at Bobby Firmino and Liverpool’s attacking players, they don’t actually have a striker. (Diogo) Jota is not a striker, same with Mane, same with (Mohamed) Salah. They have Divock Origi but he’s nowhere near good enough. And he a lot of the time plays out wide, because he can’t play as a centre-forward.

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