{"id":613404,"date":"2022-06-06T11:06:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613404"},"modified":"2022-06-06T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:23:12","slug":"liverpool-benfica-striker-darwin-nunez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/06\/liverpool-benfica-striker-darwin-nunez\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Unwilling to Pay Over the Odds for Benfica Striker Darwin Nunez"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Sadio Mane<\/a> seemingly on his way out, Liverpool<\/a> are already preparing for life without him. According to Paul Joyce, of The Times<\/a>, Liverpool are heavily interested in young Benfica<\/a> striker Darwin Nunez, but Liverpool will not be tempted to pay over the odds for the player. The club are aiming to be frugal and has a number of targets lined up to replace Mane who will likely command a relatively low fee<\/a> as he only has 12 months remaining on his current deal.<\/p>\n

Liverpool Interested in Benfica Striker Darwin Nunez But Want to Be Frugal<\/h2>\n

Replacing Mane<\/h3>\n

The key for Liverpool is replacing someone as creatively talented as Sadio Mane. The Senegalese attacker has provided goals and assists aplenty since joining in 2016. Just last season Mane scored 23 times in 51 games for Liverpool, bringing his club total to 120 goals in 269 games.\u00a0 Finding a replacement for that kind of output is difficult, but Liverpool are eyeing up Darwin Nunez.<\/p>\n

Starlet Nunez<\/h3>\n
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Across the 2021\/22 Champions League [6] and Liga Portugal [26], Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez has scored 32 goals in 38 appearances.<\/p>\n

Averaging a goal every 81.3 minutes with a conversion rate of 31.4%. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe\u26bd\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/OJgSPuAI7B<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n