Former Liverpool star Luis Suarez is a big fan of Reds target Darwin Nunez.

The pair are Uruguay teammates and Benfica striker is the subject of intense interest from the Reds.

"He's a bit similar [to Erling Haaland] - very direct, quick, tall, strong and it's quite difficult to play against him," said Suarez earlier this season.

The former Atletico Madrid striker says he also recommended Nunez to Barcelona before his move to Benfica.

"I recommended Darwin to Barcelona when he was at Almeria," Suarez revealed to Gerard Romero on Twitch. "I have 15 years of international experience. I know a thing or two about forwards. And I told them, 'pay attention to this one, he's very good, he shows interesting things'.

"They told me he was at Almeria and that he was too young. But instead of paying now €80m, €90m or €100m, they would've paid €15m or €20m and have him there as a substitute."