new Liverpool acquisition Darwin Nunez had to leave his second workout due to a foot issue.
The Reds will play Manchester United tomorrow in their first preseason friendly while they are in Thailand preparing for the upcoming season.
The Urugayan noticed some soreness in his left foot toward the close of the open training session in front of a sizable Liverpool fanbase in the Far East at the Ranjamangala Stadium in Bangkok.
Nunez reportedly watched on a cool box for the remainder of the practice, according to James Pearce of The Athletic.
He is sat atop a cool box and is observing the remainder of the session. He appears to have a severe blister. Definitely the new boots. The journalist wrote. Nunez appeared to have some blisters on him.
Nunez was then seen stretching with the physio, which led many supporters to believe he was fine to continue.
Nunez joined the Reds from Benfica for an initial £68 million sum that would eventually rise to £85 million, surpassing the clubs' highest-ever player acquisition cost of £75 million for Virgil van Dijk.
He won the Portuguese Player of the Season award for Benfica after scoring 26 goals in 28 Premeira Liga games.
Even if Nunez's foot ailment may have annoyed Jurgen Klopp, he will be as eager to watch his new player in action as all Liverpool supporters in the upcoming season.
He described his performance in front of us as "hugely impressive."
"When preparing for Benfica, you know down to the size of the shoes. We know virtually everything about a competitor, so we are completely aware of Darwin's caliber.
"The power and mismatch of skill, the motivation, the cunning maneuvers, the issues he gave us. These two games made us all fall in love.
"It's excellent that a South American is so aggressive! We were all in when we realized we had a decent opportunity to sign him because it was such a joy to watch him, and we're so glad he's here now.
The hope of the crowd is that Nunez will be ready for tomorrow's game against Manchester United.
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