As anticipation sky-rockets ahead of the expected unveiling of Darwin Nunez as a Liverpool player, younger supporters may not be aware that the Uruguayan goal machine is not the first Nunez to have played for the club.
Should the 22-year-old's medical pass off without a hitch, the Reds will have captured one of Europe's top young strikers, further demonstrating their ability attract the best talent on offer across the continent, holding off the interest of their rivals. But the situation was a little different 18 years ago when Antonio Nunez came to Anfield.
The Spaniard joined new Reds manager Rafa Benitez's team from Real Madrid. But a Galactico he was arguably not. The deal came about not because of Liverpool's desire to sign the right-sided midfielder, but Madrid's concerted efforts to take Michael Owen, by now a Ballon d'Or winner, to the Bernabeu in the summer of 2004.
