Liverpool have announced the signing of Darwin Nunez.
The forward’s arrival from Benfica has now been confirmed for a fee that could reach a club-record £85 million.
After a memorable 2021-22 season finished in disappointing fashion, with the Reds missing out on the Premier League title by a point and losing the Champions League final 1-0 to Real Madrid, excitement is again starting to build ahead of next term.
It’s only a couple of weeks until Jurgen Klopp’s side are back for pre-season training when Nunez and Fabio Carvalho - signed from Fulham for £7.7 million - will be present.
The opening day of the Premier League campaign will soon be upon us. It’s less than two weeks until Liverpool raise the curtain.
Klopp’s men will be put through their paces and he’ll have to decide to a starting line-up for the Reds’ opponents.
If the game was to take place tomorrow, he’s how we think Liverpool would start.
5. LB - Andy Robertson
The Scot helped himself to three goals and 15 assists in 45 games in 2021-22. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photo: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
6. CM - Fabinho
Made 54 appearances in total for Liverpool last term. With the Reds missing out on Aurelien Tchouameni to Real Madrid, Fabinho will continue to regularly shield the defence. | Getty Images Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
7. CM - Thiago Alcantara
Won over plenty of doubters in his second campaign on Merseyside. His range of passing mesmerised at times. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photo: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
8. CM - Jordan Henderson
Klopp may manage the soon-to-be 32-year-old more carefully in the upcoming season - but the captain remains the lynchpin of the Liverpool team. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photo: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images