On June 12, Benfica announced that Darwin Nuñez would be Liverpool's new striker. Nuñez was signed for the grand total of 100 million euros, in a transfer that broke records for the Reds club.

The Uruguayan arrives in the Premier League after two successful seasons with Benfica, where he scored 48 goals in 85 games in various competitions. The 22-year-old is the third Uruguayan to arrive at this club, after Luis Suarez and Sebastián Coates.

He's a spectacular addition to the club considering he signed a midterm contract and still has plenty of room to develop as a player. His enthusiasm with the club has at least not been expected. As he said in an interview with the Reds: “It's one of the reasons I came here to Liverpool: to win trophies and titles. I want to win a lot of trophies at Liverpool."

Liverpool's other big signings

But Nuñez is not the only great player that this English team has been able to acquire at the right time. Here we bring you a small list of players that the Reds club has acquired in its prime.

Luis Diaz

The Colombian became one of the most recognizable figures in English soccer, so much that he was named the best signing of the England soccer winter market by the Daily Mail. The striker entered the team last year for a price of around 65 million euros, an amount that today seems cheap considering that his contributions took his team to the Champions League final. This without mentioning the fact that the initial amount that Porto asked for him was 80 million euros. The Colombian has grown tremendously in his time with Liverpool. How far can you go?

Mohammed Salah

Signed in 2017, Salah is currently regarded as the fifth or sixth best player in the world, depending on who you ask. At the time, it was a record transfer for the club, which acquired him for £36.9m (€42m). Today, the Egyptian's market value is estimated to be approximately €90 million. Not to mention the Champions League and the English title he has brought to the club make him a unique acquisition. He is considered by some to be the best player in the world right now.

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Virgil Van DJik

This player went from Southampton to the Reds in 2018, for a value of 84 million euros . Although he is currently not going through his best phase, his first three years with the team were extremely successful, leading the Reds to an English title and a Champions League. At its best, this defense reached a value of 100 million euros, so it can be considered a successful investment.

No one expected the Golden State Warriors to go this far this year. Of course, the quality of the team was recognized, but there were other names that were playing much better in the Western Conference, like the Suns or the Grizzlies. However, the triplet of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green managed to prevail thanks to their experience and talent over the Boston team.

This isn't to say that Boston hasn't played a good series. They started by winning decisively at the Warriors' home, 120-108, and they also won the third game by a double-digit difference. There were figures like the Dominican Al Horford, who shone on the part of the greens, getting triples and defensive stops at key moments. But at the moment of truth, in the last game, the Celtics were weak. Their key stars like Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart were relegated to supporting roles and couldn't face Golden State's unstoppable offense.

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Is Curry Better than Lebron?

Steph Curry had one of his best finals series this time around, earning him the title of "Finals MVP" for the first time. It was a unanimous selection from the jury, as Curry averaged 31.2 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.

With this victory, the debate has been ignited as to whether Stephen Curry should be considered a better player than LeBron James, his contemporary and constant opponent. After all, they both now have 4 final titles.

It is a difficult question to answer. Let's fail on Curry's side first. Curry is arguably the greatest 3-pointer of all time, with 402 3-pointers (and counting) in the regular season. Of his 4 championships, all he got was with Golden State, so he remained loyal to his team. The only superstar he needed to win a championship was Kevin Durant, with whom he won 2.

On the other hand, although Lebron also has 4 championships, he got them in a very different way. The first two were with Miami, a team to which he went looking for the talent of then-stars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. On the other hand, his last two championships were achieved surrounded by superstars like Kyrie Irving in Cleveland and Anthony Davis in the Lakers. But you also have to consider that LeBron has a lot of accomplishments in the regular season that Curry doesn't even come close to. For example, James is second in all-time regular-season points, behind only Kareem Abdul Jabbar. He also has 4 "Finals MVP" titles and has competed 10 times at this level, 4 more times than Stephen Curry. Not to mention that he is the basketball player who has played the most playoff games in all of history, for a total of 266.

The debate between Curry and Lebron James is about the ability to win with the same pieces consistently versus the ability to elevate several different pieces to greatness. What is worth more? It will depend on the criteria of each person.