{"id":613540,"date":"2022-06-09T10:04:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613540"},"modified":"2022-06-09T10:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:04:28","slug":"liverpool-agree-personal-terms-benfica-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/09\/liverpool-agree-personal-terms-benfica-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Agree Personal Terms for Benfica Striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/benfica-make-demand-liverpool-target\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> have reached an agreement on personal terms for Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/liverpool-darwin-nunez-transfer-latest\/u7JSN4b7Y3ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to David Ornstein of The Athletic.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 22-year-old was a target for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/liverpool-e100-million-offer-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> but the Uruguayan striker stated that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/09\/darwin-nunez-liverpool-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">prefer to play for Liverpool<\/a> after the Reds showed interest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Darwin Nunez. <\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@David_Ornstein<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZ0uo0VYm6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bZ0uo0VYm6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadlineDayLive\/status\/1534888095992135681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Liverpool Agree Personal Terms for Benfica Striker Darwin Nunez<\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Uruguay International Looking to Link Up at Liverpool<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Wednesday, talks between Liverpool and the Benfica striker began. Now, it looks as though the Premier League runners-up are set to break their transfer record to land the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ornstein reports that nothing is yet signed and that the two clubs are yet to reach an agreement, but the fact personal terms have been met will be a major boost for Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Structure of the Deal<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Benfica are believed to want an upfront payment of \u20ac80 million with a further \u20ac20 million in performance-related add-ons. This would take the total to \u20ac100 million, around \u00a385 million &#8211; \u00a310 million more than Liverpool paid <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/04\/27\/fraser-forster-to-leave-southampton-at-the-end-of-the-season\/\" target=\"_self\">Southampton<\/a> for Virgil van Dijk in 2018.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Klopp is looking for attacking reinforcements with the future of Sadio Man\u00e9, who has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/01\/mohamed-salah-leaving-liverpool-premier-league-rivals\/\" target=\"_self\">Mohamed Salah<\/a>, who has also spoken of his future, in doubt.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/liverpool-reject-bayern-munich-target\/\" target=\"_self\">Read also: Liverpool Reject Improved Offer for Bayern Munich Target Sadio Man\u00e9<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Klopp believes that Nunez, who scored 34 goals in 41 appearances this season, would be a perfect fit in his already prolific attack, as he can play both centrally and out wide.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Darwin Nunez: The Uruguay International With An Eye for Goal<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nunez joined Benfica in 2020, signing from Almeria in a deal worth \u20ac24 million. If this move goes through, the Spanish club would receive 20 per cent of the transfer fee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Of his 34 goals this season, Nunez netted twice against the Reds when the two sides met in the Champions League quarter-finals as Liverpool won 6-4 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have reached an agreement on personal terms for Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, according to David Ornstein of The Athletic. The 22-year-old was a target for Manchester United but the Uruguayan striker stated that he would prefer to play for Liverpool after the Reds showed interest. \ud83d\udea8 Liverpool have agreed personal terms with Darwin Nunez. 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