Liverpool have paid a fee to Benfica that could exceed £ 85 million for Darwin Núñez, but not all of this will go to the Portuguese club.
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Darwin Núñez has confirmed his transfer to Liverpool from Benfica and the Portuguese club have now clarified the breakdown of the initial fee of £ 64.2 million.
Núñez scored 34 impressive goals in all competitions this season, including in both games of his European clash against the Reds in the quarter-finals, bringing his goal count to six for the campaign, with Liverpool winning the race to his. signature.
The Uruguayan international has always been one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe this summer after a sensational season in the Premier League and Champions League and had been linked with a number of major European clubs. His move to Anfield will cause the club to break his record £ 75 million transfer fee paid by Virgil van Dijk in 2018.
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The Reds have paid an initial installment of £ 64.2 million (€ 75 million) along with another £ 21.5 million (€ 25 million) in easily affordable accessories. However, the Portuguese giants will not receive the full amount of this fee and will only receive £ 46.7 million from the advance payment.
The former Uruguayan club of Núñez, Penarol, has obtained 1.94 million pounds from the agreement, while Almeria will enjoy an unexpected investment of 8.95 million pounds thanks to its agreement to sell the striker to Benfica a year ago. In addition, the Portuguese club will lose 10 per cent for “brokerage services” amounting to £ 6.24 million.
A statement from the Portuguese club said: “Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD (” Benfica SAD “) confirms, following a statement issued on June 13, 2022, that the transfer of the rights of player Darwin Núñez to Liverpool is FC confirmed , for an amount of 75 million euros.
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“In addition, it is explained that Liverpool FC will have the right to retain the solidarity mechanism for a subsequent distribution to the clubs that participated in the player’s training.
“In addition, Benfica SAD will be charged for intermediation services of 10% of the sale value deducted from the solidarity amount and will also have to pay UD Almeria the amount corresponding to 20% of the value of the capital gain obtained with this transfer. up to a limit of 10 million euros “.
While the Reds have paid £ 64.2 million in advance for the player, there is an additional £ 21.3 million in add-ons. An additional £ 4.3 million (€ 5 million) will be paid after Núñez plays 10 games with his new club and when he reaches the 60-match mark, £ 8.6 million (€ 10 million) will be paid. euros). The remaining £ 8.6 million (€ 10 million) will depend on performance-related goals, both individual and collective. This brings the total value of the deal to 85.5 million pounds (100 million euros).
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