Benfica have acknowledged {that a} deal has been reached for Darwin Nunez to affix Liverpool for an preliminary value of €75 million (£64.1 million).
A press release launched by Benfica within the early hours of Monday morning confirmed that Nunez can be leaving the membership for Liverpool, and the Reds may find yourself forking out a club-record €100m (£85.4m) if all add-ons are met.
“Within the early morning hours of this Monday (0:44 am), Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD knowledgeable the Securities Market Fee (CMVM) that it had reached an settlement with Liverpool FC for the sale of all rights to the participant Darwin Nuñez, for the quantity of 75 million euros,” the assertion learn.
“To the CMVM, Benfica’s SAD additionally knowledgeable that ‘the settlement offers for the fee of a variable remuneration, so the worldwide quantity of the sale may attain the quantity of 100 million euros.
“‘It’s additional knowledgeable that the aforementioned settlement relies on the signing of the participant’s sports activities employment contract with Liverpool FC’, it’s additional defined within the official doc.”
Official and right here we go confirmed!Darwin Núñez, new Liverpool participant on a everlasting deal from Benfica. 🚨📑 #LFC
Benfica assertion confirms “deal now signed for €75m payment plus add-ons to achieve €100m bundle”.
Núñez will signal till 2028, medical immediately.
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 13, 2022
Nunez is ready to depart Benfica after scoring 47 objectives and helping 16 instances in 84 video games for the Portuguese giants since becoming a member of for ÂŁ21.6 million from Almeria in the summertime of 2020.
The Uruguay worldwide completed as the highest scorer within the 2021-22 Primeira Liga season with 26 strikes from 28 matches – six away from closest challenger Mehdi Taremi within the Golden Boot charts.