June 13, 2022
Liverpool have reached an agreement with Benfica to sign Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez, the Portuguese club confirmed.
Benfica said the deal was made for 75 million euros (regarding 78 million dollars), and with other benefits amounting to 100 million euros (104 million dollars).
Nunez, 22, scored 34 goals in 41 games for his Portuguese club in all competitions last season.
The deal to sign defender Virgil van Dijk for 75 million euros, in 2018, was the highest in the history of the Reds when he signed the Dutch player from Southampton.
Reports indicated that Manchester United and Arsenal were interested in signing the Uruguayan striker, who cost Benfica 24 million euros when he moved to him from Almeria in 2020.
Who is Darwin Nunez?
The player traveled to Britain from Spain to undergo a medical examination, on Monday, and then sign a contract linking him to the Reds for the next six years.
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp says regarding the player: “He looks like a very nice player, and he’s also nice, he’s very good I must say. I’ve known him for a while, of course, and he played well once morest us and got into violent tackles with Konate.”
The striker, who played 11 matches for his country, scored 26 goals in 28 matches during the Portuguese league for the year 2021-2022, of which 25 goals were scored in 24 matches he started as a starter, to be the top scorer in the Portuguese League.
The Uruguayan player also scored six times in ten Champions League matches last season, including two goals once morest Liverpool in the quarter-finals – one goal per game – from the competition in April. /April Past.
The player began his football career with Uruguayan club Penarol before moving to Almeria, Spain.
Darwin was born into a humble family in Artigas, on the border with Brazil. His father was a construction worker, while his mother collected empty bottles from the streets.
According to Sky Sports, he begged the president of Penarol to allow him to move to the Spanish club Almeria in order to buy a house for his parents.
Liverpool won the FA Cup and the English League Cup last season, and finished the English Premier League (Premier League) in the runner-up and lost the Champions League final once morest Real Madrid.
The 19-year-old Portuguese, Fabio Caravaleo, is the first Reds deal during the summer transfer season, and he will officially join on the first of next July.
Liverpool rejected an offer from Bayern Munich to include Senegalese striker Sadio Mane for 30 million pounds, and the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah will be able to move freely at the end of next summer, unless he reaches an agreement to renew his contract with his club.
Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino, an essential part of Liverpool’s attacking system, entered the last twelve months of his contract, while Japan’s Takumi Minamino became the subject of interest from other clubs.
