Liverpool are on the verge of confirming Benfica forward Darwin Nunez as their newest attacker.
The Reds have worked hard to beat all other interested clubs to Nunez.
Rumoured to have also been a target for Erik Ten Hag’s Manchester United, it is Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool who have won the race for the highly-rated 22-year-old.
Having agreed to a deal worth £85m (€100m), the Premier League giants are now set to welcome one of Europe’s most prolific forwards to Anfield.
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Ahead of the exciting move, leading transfer expert and CaughtOffside columnist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that the 22-year-old striker is currently in Spain and waiting to fly to Merseyside.
The Italian guru has also suggested that fans could get the first look of Nunez on English soil as early as Monday.
Darwin Núñez agreement on personal terms with Liverpool is for the next six years: contract will be valid until June 2028. ??? #LFC
Núñez is now in Spain with his agent, just waiting to fly to Merseyside once the contracts between clubs are signed – could be tomorrow ?? https://t.co/FMVXd7ACOc
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2022
During his two years at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Nunez featured in 84 matches, scoring 47 and assisting a further 16 goals, in all competitions.
Nunez is a good player and great future ahead of him and hope he can bring the kind of energetic he display at benfica to anfield;i can’t wait to him play for the mighty red.