Darwin Nunez to Liverpool: The five previous talents Liverpool have signed from the Primeira Liga

He
was
one
of
the
big
reasons
behind
their
quadruple
push
after
providing
an
extra
edge
to
a
star-studded
attack.
Diaz
produced
two
man-of-the-match
performances
in
two
cup
finals-
League
Cup
and
Fa
Cup
and
overall
recorded
six
goals
and
five
assists
in
just
26
games.

2.
Raul
Meireles

The
former
Porto
midfielder
signed
under
the
tutelage
of
Roy
Hodgson
in
2010
and
evolved
further
under
the
next
manager
Kenny
Dalglish.
He
has
had
a
successful
season
with
the
Reds
with
made
five
goals
and
six
assists
in
35
appearances
under
Dalglish
but
due
to
a
contract
stand-off,
he
was
sold
next
year
to
Chelsea.

3.
Lazar
Markovic

The
versatile
attacker
was
destined
for
big
things
and
almost
all
top
sides
around
Europe
vouched
for
his
signature.
The
20-year-old
Benfica
youngster’s
signing
in
2014
was
regarded
as
one
of
the
biggest
coups.

But
he
never
managed
to
adapt
to
English
football
and
after
an
underwhelming
season
with
just
three
goals,
he
loitered
around
with
a
couple
of
loan
deals
before
joining
Fulham
on
a
permanent
deal
in
January
2019.

4.
Joao
Carlos
Teixeira

The
young
attacker
was
poached
from
the
Sporting
Lisbon’s
academy
star
in
January
2012.
He
was
dubbed
as
the
Next
Deco
and
ascertained
assurance
after
being
named
Liverpool
Academy
Player
of
the
Year
in
the
2014-15
season.
However,
he
failed
to
fulfil
the
hype
and
eventually
left
the
club
in
2016
making
only
eight
appearances
in
the
Liverpool
first
team.

5.
Tiago
Ilori

The
young
centre-back
was
snapped
up
under
the
nose
of
the
likes
of
Tottenham
Hotspur,
Monaco,
Napoli
and
Valencia.
But
the
£7million
signing
never
managed
to
break
through
at
Anfield
and
left
the
club
for
Reading
in
2017
just
after
three
senior
appearances.