Klopp didn't want Darwin Nunez and offered him in a swap deal to sign this world star

Liverpool put the Uruguayan gem on the market for another star player, but the transfer failed. After a disappointing season, Liverpool kicked the can down the road this summer and carried out a major squad clear-out. Jürgen Klopp's side lost a number of key players, but also invested more than 170 million euros in new signings.

Among the most notable departures were Fabinho, Henderson, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Milner and Keita. On the transfer side, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai and Endo stand out, to add youth combined with big names. But there was a transfer attempt that did not materialise and would have revolutionised the market. According to media outlets such as Mundo Deportivo and BBC, the Reds offered Darwin Núñez to Atlético de Madrid in exchange for João Félix.

In the end, the Portuguese striker joined Barcelona, his dream destination, on loan. Since his return to the Spanish capital from Chelsea, the Portuguese was not comfortable under Cholo Simeone and an exit was inevitable. In that context, Liverpool made an attempt.

<strong>The exchange </strong>

Liverpool secured their third Premier League win of the season at Aston Villa and will now look to get back to winning ways. It will be on Saturday 16 September when they face Wolverhampton away. After the win against Aston Villa, Jürgen Klopp would be inclined to start with: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson; Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.