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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Daniel Orme

How Jose Mourinho very nearly scuppered Liverpool's transfer for Darwin Nunez

Former Man Utd and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho almost apparently ruined Liverpool ’s chances of signing Darwin Nunez.

The Reds appear have secured a deal for the Uruguayan striker, with the swoop potentially set to become the club's record transfer.

Whilst the striker has finally been announced as a Liverpool player, the club’s hopes of securing a deal for his services might have been ruined by Mourinho two years ago when the striker was still with Spanish side Almeria. The club’s sporting director João Gonçalves has confirmed that there was interest in Nunez from Tottenham Hotspur - as well as other prominent European clubs - during Mourinho’s time in north London.

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