Liverpool agree club-record deal for Benfica forward Darwin Nunez
The Portuguese club have announced they have accepted a deal that could reach £85.5million.
Liverpool have agreed a deal with Benfica to sign forward Darwin Nunez for a potential club record fee, the Portuguese side have announced.
The 22-year-old Uruguay international will cost the Reds an initial £64million, with add-ons taking the potential final price to £85.5million.
That would eclipse the £75million the Merseyside club paid for Virgil van Dijk in 2018.
A statement from Benfica released in the early hours of Monday morning said the club had “reached an agreement with Liverpool FC for the sale of all rights to the player Darwin Nunez, for the amount of 75 million euros”.
It added that the “total amount of the sale could reach the amount of 100 million euros”.
Personal terms are not expected to be a problem with Nunez having expressed a desire to move to Liverpool despite reported interest from Manchester United.
Nunez scored 26 goals in 28 league appearances for Benfica last season and scored in both legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Jurgen Klopp’s side in April.
He is effectively a replacement for Mane, who is the subject of interest from Bayern Munich and looks set to move on.
Liverpool have already rejected two offers for the 30-year-old from the Bundesliga champions which they considered derisory and are holding out for a fee in excess of £40million for a player who scored 23 times last season.
