Diogo Jota was Liverpool's choice B or C in the market

Diogo Jota destroyed Atalanta with a triplet in the Champions League. The Portuguese forward was a tremendous protagonist of the victory by 0-5, raising his particular streak to four games in a row scoring. Liverpool signed him to raise the level of their wardrobe and now Klopp has found that he is fighting for the position to a Firmino who seemed untouchable. The fever for Jota does not stop growing at Anfield, its impact is unquestionable and quantifiable.

In recent weeks, a lot has been said about how Atlético let him escape, despite having signed him and seeing him go blank on loan. But each moment has its peculiarities and everything in the past is always easy to point out. Precisely, now that Liverpool's maneuver is being weighed so much, the Mirror newspaper explains how the English team has run into a level player, but in principle their bet was different.

Liverpool were looking for a first-rate reinforcement for their attack. So that in the event that either Mané or Salah or Firmino were missing the idea, he would not be in danger. Even to provide a new profile for the attack. In that sense, the Mirror explains that the first attempt was Timo Werner. The then Leipzig star dazzled Klopp. Above all, for its ability to start from the left side. In addition to his goal, obviously. But it got prohibitive. In the end, he signed for Chelsea for a fixed amount of 54 million euros.

The English newspaper does not stop there and even places another option ahead of Jota. In this case it was Ismaila Sarr, from Watford. But they marked as a starting price almost 50 million euros, most of it in the first payment, which made Liverpool look for other solutions, one that was better suited to your financing conditions. Found it at Wolverhampton. According to the Mirror, Liverpool would have paid a first installment of 4 million of the 44 fixed that it has to pay. The operation can go to 49 with bonus. Be that as it may, Klopp has found a mature player who is offering him a remarkable performance from day one and that was not plan A.