Stephen Warnock has hailed the instant impact of sporting director Julian Ward as Liverpool prepare to announce the signing of Darwin Nunez.
The Reds have wrapped up a deal for the Benfica forward, who has agreed a six-year contract and will be announced in due course. Key to this transfer being done was Ward, who has stepped up to fill the void left by outgoing recruitment chief Edwards.
Utilising his Portuguese connections, as was the case in the January deal for Luis Diaz, the 40-year-old flew to Lisbon for talks with senior Benfica officials last week regarding Nunez. A breakthrough was reached on Sunday, involving a set fee of £64.1million (€75m) with a possible £12.8m (€15m) in appearance-related add-ons and further £8.5m (€10m) depending on team success.
