Nunez is mentally strong now to join Liverpool- says his former coach

Darwin Nunez, according to an ex-coach of the

star, is "mentally robust" enough to handle the strain of playing for

.

The 22-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the

with Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool next season.

Already considered as one of the most talented young attackers in the world, expectations are high that he can emulate Erling Haaland's effect at Manchester City. 

Nunez is prepared to back himself, according to Leonardo Ramos, who handed him his debut at Penarol before his departure to Europe. Ramos insists Nunez's prior injury difficulties have only reinforced his determination.

"I think that he is more mentally strong now," Ramos told Stats Perform. "Because I can tell you that he was suffering a lot.

"[He was] suffering at the level of running and training while crying all the time, so he knows what suffering is, he knows what constant pressure is.

"At that moment, me and his representative didn't know [the injury he had] and probably we put a very big pressure on his head because his career as a footballer was at stake with all the conditions he had.

"It seems to me that, the fact that he was in Portugal and he was on a level where everyone was talking about him – because really everyone was talking about Darwin Nunez – it seems that today his head is ready for that, to withstand that pressure."

Nunez suffered from injuries during his first season at Penarol, appearing in only 15 league games before joining Almeria in 2019.

Ramos, on the other hand, feels the experience gave him an advantage over his teammates, as he developed a recovery program that added muscle to his physique to complement his remarkable skill set. 

"Darwin ended up being what he is today, an incredible player," he reflected. "We saw him and he saw it too, and especially enhanced, because Darwin gained a lot of muscle mass in training separate from team-mates.

"He changed his physique a lot. Today, he is much more athletic, but he was already an outstanding player. He showed that when he debuted, he showed all his level."

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