Most valuable professional in Portugal
Sadio Mané (30) is at the top of FC Bayern’s wish list, even if no agreement has yet been reached with Liverpool FC, the Reds are preparing for the time without the winger. High on the course for coach Jürgen Klopp to succeed the Senegalese Reports from Portugal of “records‘ and from England by ao ‘TheTimesBenfica’s Darwin Núñez stand. For a commitment, however, the Champions League finalist would have to muster a record amount within the club.
Goals & highlights from Benfica striker Darwin Núñez
Accordingly, Liverpool were informed that 100 million euros would be due for a transfer of the Uruguayan striker, who is contractually bound until 2025. The LFC has not yet made an official offer. According to the “Guardians” the Reds are preparing an initial offer of around €80m (£68.4m) plus additional payments. So far, the English runners-up have paid the most for Virgil van Dijk (30) with a transfer fee of €84.65m (on Liverpool’s record transfers). Núñez would be the 13th player worldwide to break the €100m mark with a move. At Benfica he would not be a record departure. João Félix (22) would still hold this position.
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The 22-year-old Núñez had underlined his supremacy in the most recent market value update in Portugal. After a checkered first season, this year he showed why Benfica paid a record €24m to UD Almería two years ago. Thanks to 26 goals in the league (best value) and six goals in the “premier league”, including against FC Bayern, FC Barcelona and Liverpool, the most valuable player in the league before the update went up by 15 million to 55 million. euros up.
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Núñez has already been linked with West Ham United in the winter, but the Uruguayan is said to have been little interested. Ahead of the Anfield Road club, Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain were also named as potential buyers. Should there be a transfer, not only would the “Adler” benefit financially, but also Almería, which secured a resale stake. This amounts to 20 percent of the transfer profits that Benfica generates in a sale.
Klopp on Núñez: “If he stays healthy, he has a great career ahead of him”
After the quarter-final duel in the Champions League, Klopp had already praised Núñez. “A very handsome boy, huh? And also a decent player. Really good, really good. Of course I knew it beforehand, but with his tough duels against Ibrahima Konaté he played quite presently in front of me. He was physically strong, fast, calm in the finish. (…) In such situations, I always say that if he stays healthy, then he has a great career ahead of him.”
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