{"id":613562,"date":"2022-06-13T07:43:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613562"},"modified":"2022-06-13T07:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:43:03","slug":"liverpool-manchester-united-target-darwin-nunez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/13\/liverpool-manchester-united-target-darwin-nunez\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Jump in to Seal Massive Deal for Manchester United Target"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Liverpool are set to complete a massive deal for Manchester United target, Darwin Nunez. Fabrizio Romano has blessed fans with those three famous words: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1535615526159929344\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here we go<\/a>. \u00a0A verbal agreement has been reached between the two clubs, with just the paperwork to sign after Liverpool moved in and swiftly completed the transfer ahead of United.<\/p>\r\n<p>Benfica recently received an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/liverpool-e100-million-offer-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">official \u20ac100 million bid<\/a> from Liverpool, also reported by Romano. The Uruguayan striker has been linked with both Liverpool and Manchester United after scoring 34 times for Benfica this season and will sign with the former on a long-term deal.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Liverpool to Complete Darwin Nunez Deal as Manchester United Watch On<\/h2>\r\n<h3>The Breakdown of the Deal<\/h3>\r\n<p>Darwin Nunez is set to join Benfica on a five-year contract. The deal will cost Liverpool \u20ac80 million plus \u20ac20 million in add-ons, but many would argue that it is worth the expensive price tag as the Uruguayan could be an important part of the team at Anfield for the next decade<\/p>\r\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/12\/darwin-nunez-contract-liverpool\/\" target=\"_self\">The details of Darwin Nunez&#8217;s Liverpool Contract<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The striker scored twice against the Reds in the Champions League knockouts this season and impressed Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool hierarchy.<\/p>\r\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(\ud83d\udfe2) NEW:<br><br>Darwin N\u00f9\u00f1ez will earn around \u00a3140,000 a week for the next 6 years. [Chris Bascombe] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jHQRVh1lxM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jHQRVh1lxM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Anfield Talk (@TheAnfieldTalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAnfieldTalk\/status\/1536301680681156609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/liverpool-reject-bayern-munich-target\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool set to lose Sadio Mane this summer<\/a>\u00a0and potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/25\/mohamed-salah-liverpool-future-stay-anfield\/\" target=\"_self\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> after next season, a deal for a young, clinical striker seems justified. It will be Liverpool\u2019s recording signing if a deal goes through, surpassing the current record of \u00a375 million for Virgil van Dijk.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Liverpool\u2019s Joy; United\u2019s Despair<\/h3>\r\n<p>Manchester United have been in contact with Nunez\u2019s agent for some time. There had been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/09\/manchester-united-swoop-liverpool-target\/\" target=\"_self\">reports<\/a> that manager Erik ten Hag had met with Nunez and his officials but they are now known to be false. Manchester United\u2019s transfer priorities most likely lie elsewhere, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/10\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-boost\/\" target=\"_self\">Frenkie de Jong heavily linked<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/13\/manchester-united-darwin-nunez-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">The reason why Manchester United backed out of the Darwin Nunez race<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>It is probable, though, that given the choice, the 22-year-old would choose Anfield over Old Trafford. <br \/><br \/>Erik ten Hag and Manchester United want to bring in a striker to challenge and eventually replace star man Cristiano Ronaldo but spending the best part of \u00a3100 million on a backup seems ludicrous.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are set to complete a massive deal for Manchester United target, Darwin Nunez. Fabrizio Romano has blessed fans with those three famous words: Here we go. \u00a0A verbal agreement has been reached between the two clubs, with just the paperwork to sign after Liverpool moved in and swiftly completed the transfer ahead of United. 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