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‘Pressing monster’ Jota on same level as Salah, Mane, Firmino – The World Game
Diogo Jota is “a pressing monster” whose technical ability is already on a par with Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, according to Pep Lijnders.
Liverpool signed the forward from Wolves last week in a deal that could potentially reach a value of £45 million (A$80m).
Assistant manager Lijnders did not reveal if Jota would make his debut for the club in Thursday’s EFL Cup third-round tie away to Lincoln City at his pre-match news conference.
But he did explain how thrilled Liverpool were to sign him and how good they think the 23-year-old already is.
“Diogo, his technical level is the same as our front three,” said Lijnders.
“He has fu…
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