On Tuesday afternoon, the Liverpool made official the signing of Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez, who arrives from benfica, from Portugal. Through social networks, the English club published the announcement of the transfer agreement that should be between 75 and 100 million euros (between R$ 400 and R$ 535 million).
Welcome to the Reds family, @Darwinn99 😁🔴#DarwinDay pic.twitter.com/ggSyONbUJb
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 14, 2022
Darwin Núñez is 22 years old and has stood out in the last two seasons acting in the portuguese football and on Champions League by Benfica. He scored 48 goals in 85 games for the Lisbon club, in addition to 11 games for the Uruguayan national team. this season, faced Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and managed to score two goals in the confrontation, despite not avoiding elimination.
“I played against Liverpool and I saw them in a lot of games in the Champions League, it’s my style of play. There are great players here and I think my style will fit,” said the newly signed striker.
Born in Artigas, a Uruguayan city that borders Brazil, Darwin began his career in the youth teams of Peñarol. After just 22 appearances for the first team, he was sold to Europe in 2019 and transferred to Almería, in the second division of the spanish football. In his first season on European soil, he scored 16 goals in 32 games and quickly caught the attention of Portuguese giants Benfica.
The striker arrives at Liverpool to reinforce the offensive sector that has just lose Divock Origi to Milan, Italyand is about to say goodbye to Sadio Mané, who is negotiating his transfer to Bayern Munich, from Germany. Darwin Núñez will wear the number 27 shirt and will be only the third Uruguayan to play for the redsfollowing in the footsteps of Luis Suarez and Sebastian Coates.
𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐖𝐈𝐍 2️⃣7️⃣#DarwinDay pic.twitter.com/q1QEOle0V4
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 14, 2022
Therefore, coach Jürgen Klopp gains one more option to mount the attack of the team that hit the post last season. Liverpool were runners-up in the Premier Leagueending behind the Manchester Cityand vice of the Champions League, losing the final to Real Madrid. Darwin Núñez joins Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Luis Díaz and Roberto Firmino, being able to contribute with his mobility and physical strength, in addition to the eye for goals that he has already shown in his brief career.
“Darwin has all the characteristics we are looking for. He can impose rhythm, he brings energy and he can be a threat playing inside or on the wings. He has an aggressive and dynamic movement”, declared Klopp.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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