Liverpool Reaches Agreement With Benfica For Darwin Nunez
Premier League club Liverpool have reached an agreement with Benfica for the sale of Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez for an initial fee of 75 million euros ($78.59 million), the Portuguese club announced on Monday.
The agreement, which includes 20 million euros in add-ons, is dependent on Nunez signing an employment contract with Liverpool, the statement added.
Nunez was the top scorer in Portugal’s top flight in the 2021-22 season and scored 34 goals in all competitions for Benfica, including goals in both legs of the club’s Champions League quarter-final defeat by Liverpool.
The Uruguayan’s ability to play out wide and through the middle would make him the ideal replacement for Sadio Mane, who has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich.
Liverpool finished the 2021-22 season with the FA Cup and League Cup, but came second in the league and lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
Benfica purchased Nunez from Almeria in the summer of 2020 for 24 million euros and British media have said the Spanish club is set to receive 20% of any profit from his transfer.
Premier League champions Manchester City have strengthened its squad after confirming the signing of Norwegian striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. Now, rivals Liverpool have also strengthened with the signing of the Uruguayan hitman Nunez going into the 2022/2023 Premier League season.
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