With interest gathering over Darwin Nunez ahead of the opening of the summer window, Benfica will no doubt be hoping to encourage a bidding war for their most valuable asset.
It’s a situation both Liverpool and Manchester are keen to avoid in their respective pursuits of the 22-year-old, however, as Fabrizio Romano reports in a tweet.
Liverpool are planning to prepare an opening, verbal bid for Darwin Núñez to test water with Benfica. Proposal could be around €80m with add-ons. Manchester United also in contact with Núñez’s agent. 🇺🇾 #LFC
Both clubs guarantee they have no intention to enter into bidding war. pic.twitter.com/pH559Xnpuy
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 8, 2022
An opening bid of £68m is close to the £66m threshold the Reds were hoping to stay close to in any potential move for the Uruguayan, though it’s a figure the club is expected to exceed.
Some sources have claimed that an amount in excess of £80m is the rough ballpark amount the Primeira Liga outfit are aiming for – a fee that would break our current transfer record held by Virgil van Dijk’s £75m move from Southampton.
With Sadio Mane on the way out, however, and Liverpool in need of a quality replacement who can bring down the average age of the forward line, there are few options in world football more suitable to the task than Nunez.
Man utd board am tare of u people dey can’t do things for once the are too doll to sin players
How long should we keep waiting sick and tired of all this rumours just get the signing done this is new season ahead of us and its going to be though one