Premier League champion Liverpool on Saturday signed Portuguese striker Diogo Jota from Wolverhampton, adding intensity to their attack in a packed season.
Jota, 23, has filed a payment of one million pounds ($52 million), a day after Liverpool brought Thiago Alcántara from Bayern Munich to give his midfield a new size.
While Thiago’s move was far behind, Jota’s was largely unforeseen and only emerged this week after being eliminated from the Wolves team for his defeat in the English League Cup to Stoke in the middle of the week.
“Everything in my own way from the time I was a kid (until) now, joining a club like Liverpool, the world champion, is just amazing. I just need to get started,” Jota said.
“They are one of the most productive groups in the world, the most productive of the moment because they are world champions (of clubs). When you look at the Premier League, you see Liverpool as one of the biggest groups in the country. “, so it is very unlikely to say no’.
Jota may have difficulty being part of the first team, as Liverpool’s 3rd striker, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah, will provide a forged reinforcement with matches every 3 or 4 days for the most part of the season. the 2020-2021 crusade was shortened one month after the end of the last pandemic-induced term.
“They’re world-class players,” Jota said of Liverpool’s 3rd existing front. “In any game, they seek to win. They score a lot of goals and scores together.
“I need to be one more piece to sign up for those three. That’s what I’m going to do. They are obviously more experienced than me, so the first step is to join them, to be informed with them. “
Jota, who started with Portugal in the last League of Nations matches, basically operates as a left striker and can trade with Mane, in particular. He has scored 26 goals in 85 games for the Wolves in more than two seasons. I’ve never been a normal first-choice player, especially towards the end of last season.
“I know Diogo was satisfied here,” said Wolves coach Nuno Espirito Santo, “but it’s general that players like to face demanding new situations in their careers, so joining Liverpool, I think it’s a smart resolution for him. “
“Diogo is amazing and everyone knows the dates we’ve built for 4 seasons,” Nuno added. “Three specific seasons here at Wolves, what Diogo has done for us is certainly fantastic. I think Diogo’s going to the right position and we wish him luck. “
Jota’s arrival can speed up the departure of one or two of Liverpool’s replacement strikers, Divock Origi and Rhian Brewster. Klopp also has Takumi Minamino as an attack option.
Liverpool defender Ki-Jana Hoever, an 18-year-old Dutchman, heads to the Wolves in a separate deal.
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