Jurgen Klopp has come under fire after his 2016 comments on Paul Pogba came back to haunt him as Liverpool's fee for Darwin Nunez was confirmed.
The Premier League side sealed an £85million deal for Nunez on Monday morning as Portuguese outfit Benfica confirmed the star striker is on his way to Anfield, with a medical to follow shortly.
If personal terms are agreed as expected, Uruguayan Nunez will move for an initial €75million (£64m), which could rise to €100m (£85m) including add-ons - representing a club-record fee.
He is set to overtake Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk as the most expensive player in the club's history.
And Klopp's words criticising the then-world record transfer of Pogba from Juventus to Manchester United for €105m (£89m) six years ago are now being used against him.
The German had said: 'If you bring one player in for £100m and he gets injured, then it all goes through the chimney. The day that this is football, I'm not in a job anymore, because the game is about playing together.
'Other clubs can go out and spend more money and collect top players. I want to do it differently. I would even do it differently if I could spend that money.'
In 2019, Klopp admitted he misjudged how quickly transfer fees would expand for players, and stated Liverpool had to 'splash the cash' to keep up and compete with big-spending rivals.
But after news of the fee for Nunez, supporters quickly took to social media to remind the 54-year-old of his comments.
Underneath a tweet announcing the £85m price tag, one quoted Klopp's words in 2016 before posting a 'But that's none of my business' meme of Kermit the Frog.
Another simply said: 'Waiting for Klopp to retire', and a third sarcastically added: 'But Klopp doesn't spend big money', followed by a confused emoji.
One account posted: 'BREAKING: Jurgen Klopp is still in a job due to only spending £85.4m at the current exchange rate.'
A fifth jokingly continued: 'BREAKING: Klopp set to retire from football management.'
But one insisted Nunez could be good value despite the hefty cost, saying: 'At 22 he has the ability to go on to be a one of the world's best strikers. Expensive signing but one of value if he can score 20+ a season for the next number of years.'
puzzle007
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1. He didn't say that and I'm surprised how AF also joined the twitter bandwagon. 2. This is 2022 not 2016 where goalkeepers are sold for over £50M where Everton are spending huge money to avoid relegating. 3. He's team is now a top team and not the same team he took over from in 2015 or Man Utd so he needs few top players to challenge other teams he's facing cos everyone of them are also spending huge money. 4. Jurgen Klopp is still the manager that signed Robertson, Matip, Salah and many top players for low price so if he decides to spend £200M on one player he deserves it.
lowadimtuz
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2016??...this is 2022 , 100m now is like 20m in 2016
26133839(deleted)
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you'll see them lift the CL if you outlived the next season.
Continue dreaming, liverpool knows how it feels like to win the epl certain teams don't know who to finish the hob in the champions league 😂 😂 😂
ziaacilmnu
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this article makes no sense and you klopp haters need to get a life and learn to read, because his comments have nothing to do with the latest transfer, duh?!
stands
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grealish Pogba lukaku is still more expensive than our most expensive player 😂
stands
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in 6 years players will be bought for 200million or more the world is evolving
Vetabciktu
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Klopp top business man, in six years he spent a quarter of what Chelsea United and City spent..These times we living in have changed drastically, so to compete against the oil money we have to spend more than what we did 6 years ago..At least Livermore big profits from Klopp..
Yonadnptuz
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130000 a week is not bad
Len24
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Teams all up in our grill. Pogba on £290k a week. Nunez on £120k, go do the maths people. Haaland on £350k. Stupidity the new Covid. It's the whole cost to the club not just the signing on fee. Blame PSG for inflated prices. Real Lucky paid €100m for defensive midfielder. Its 2022 people.
if you are old enough you would know real Madrid are to blame for these prices
yoealrsty
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I agree But there is a difference in 2016 market and 2022 market.
Is there a difference in the euro used in 2016 and the one used in 2022?
Chima92
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The man is simply a hypocrite and so is Liverpool! Anyone who knows Kloop very well should not be surprised at this signing of Nunez for such a huge amount. Kloop should not be taken seriously whenever he nags and complains about rival teams because he is not different either!
Chideraogbonna
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Bazacdpsty
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to be fair, he isn't spending £100 million only possible max of £85 million. just saying 🤔
Fauzisma
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when you don't have money you can talk rubbish now he have mone he didi the same same thing
cammptuz
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Klopp criticises everything that doesnt favour him. He should always big up to challenges instead of criticising.
chinko609
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klopp is mad thats why he lost the epl and ucl within 10days
You’re more mad because he’s old enough to be ur father , Son of a gun
Bihadeilpr
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Teams all up in our grill. Pogba on £290k a week. Nunez on £120k, go do the maths people. Haaland on £350k. Stupidity the new Covid. It's the whole cost to the club not just the signing on fee. Blame PSG for inflated prices. Real Lucky paid €100m for defensive midfielder. Its 2022 people.
your comments really show how shallow your maths can be.Liverpool will not lift epl
Bihadeilpr
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klopp is mad thats why he lost the epl and ucl within 10days
Bahcilptyz
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And it will take man city forever to win the champions league 😂 😂 😂
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you'll see them lift the CL if you outlived the next season.
26133839(deleted)
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it will only take another 28 years for liverpool to clinch another epl title hahahaha
And it will take man city forever to win the champions league 😂 😂 😂
besacelmpy
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Teams all up in our grill. Pogba on £290k a week. Nunez on £120k, go do the maths people. Haaland on £350k. Stupidity the new Covid. It's the whole cost to the club not just the signing on fee. Blame PSG for inflated prices. Real Lucky paid €100m for defensive midfielder. Its 2022 people.
Bahcilptyz
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i suppose city was not in the premier league in 2019/20 season right ?
it will only take another 28 years for liverpool to clinch another epl title hahahaha
Pacekopruy
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Flopp do whatever you can You will not win EPL as long as City is in the EPL 😆🤣
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City will never play in the champions league final because they are LOCAL CHAMPIONS. they lack history and culture.
Lohit14
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1st of all if it werent for Liverpool city would have won the league no sorry run away with the league to fight them we need awesome not good awesome quality players so that will cost us it's OK its the second time we spent this much we aren't united or Chelsea(the title pretenders) to make a 100m signing go flop Nunez will come good
Pacekopruy
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2016 to 2022 yet six years later 100m football market is dynamic.
Musuarez
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common black bullet from 2016 #300 and now 2022 is #700. how much more for a striker that scored 34 goals last season
lbcrna
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How many years deferent They should keep quiet Things have changed since then How much is oil price from that yr till ds 2022
if u criticize someone for spending such amount in 2016 on pogba when the economy was better then u have to stone anyone who spend similar fee on a player despite the impact of covid19 on world economy
lawalolamide
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Truly Klopp deserves mouth d'or award alongside Ibrahimovic😂😂😂
lbcrna
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i suppose city was not in the premier league in 2019/20 season right ?
1 EPL in 30years
lbcrna
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that was in 2016 bruh its been 6 freaking years. things have changed.
in 2016 clubs have more money the economy was more stable but with the impact of covid19 spending such amount a single players becomes difficult
Bocbdoprtu
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Flopp do whatever you can You will not win EPL as long as City is in the EPL 😆🤣
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i suppose city was not in the premier league in 2019/20 season right ?
Bocbdoprtu
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that was in 2016 bruh its been 6 freaking years. things have changed.
Tauimnot
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pobga has no feature.
viucdelnz
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Flopp do whatever you can You will not win EPL as long as City is in the EPL 😆🤣
aliyarkhan10
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I agree But there is a difference in 2016 market and 2022 market.
lavoo
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How many years deferent They should keep quiet Things have changed since then How much is oil price from that yr till ds 2022
tuyacelmnz
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Flopp success is all about money how many players did he developed? He threw Karius under the bus. Overrated coach stealing other tactics and surviving
About 20 more than Guardiola ya flog
Cabacdeilr
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ohh boy..
FALANBUMA
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Klopp: Now I'll have to retire
Feebceiloy
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Childish reaction all over AF. Six years is a long time ago and money had value then not this post-covid 19 era
Shut up. Klopp should have kept that in mind,that time changes and not say he won't be in the game anymore if he is to make such signings.This is not his 1st high price signing also, he signed Van dijk for 75 million.
D-BLUNT
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Kloop and keeping to his words. He deserve Balon d’mouth award
ManCityFanForever
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Flopp success is all about money how many players did he developed? He threw Karius under the bus. Overrated coach stealing other tactics and surviving
zitadmopyz
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Childish reaction all over AF. Six years is a long time ago and money had value then not this post-covid 19 era
Ceoaditu
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Google never forgets,Klop forgets so faster,we're hereby reminding him to stick to his words of 2016...just resign!!!!
cedaeipstu
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I think it is so funny that Liverpool fans are enjoying manutd epl drought for the past 9 yrs forgetting that since some of them were born until they started producing children they have just won the league 1s.
united will not smell epl on the next 30years
442patzo
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Liverpool fc has low net spent compared to City, Man U, City and Chelsea. Klopp knows the business better
Samblnoprs
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I,ll never walk alone kloop for life
cedaeipstu
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can't really blame klopp for this.. the transfer market is getting crazy nowadays.. it's really hard to find quality players that are below 50million nowadays..
PSG and Guardiola are the reason behide inflated market
Samblnoprs
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SirBoris
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And the pogba he made the comment about after man u spent €105M they allowed him to go for free. What a club... Bad in business and on d field