Keeping an eye on the market, Liverpool are closely watching a young European football standout this season. It is the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, from Benfica, top scorer in the Portuguese Championship. The information is from Football Insider.
The newspaper reveals that the English have been sending representatives to the country in order to gather information and understand the situation of the player, who would be “available” to transfer to the Reds in the next transfer window, in July.
Earlier this year, the 22-year-old was targeted by West Ham, who were willing to shell out 48 million euros (R$ 274 million) for his signing, but did not reach an agreement with the Encarnados.
Liverpool, who recently removed Luis Díaz from Portuguese football, offered around 66 million euros (R$ 377 million) to move forward in the negotiations.
Highlight of Benfica, Darwin accumulates 25 goals in 30 matches this season. On March 15, the striker will seek to qualify the Portuguese club to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, in a duel against Ajax. The first leg ended in a 2-2 draw, and the second leg took place at the Amsterdam Arena, in the Netherlands.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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