Liverpool have been told they will need a £ 85m club record to sign Benfica’s Darwin Núñez as Jürgen Klopp is considering rebuilding his attack.
The striker is a main goal for Klopp if Sadio Mané achieves his desire to join Bayern Munich after six very successful seasons at Anfield. Liverpool have turned down an initial offer from Bayern for up to £ 25 million for the influential Mané, but the German champions are expected to return with improved conditions.
Liverpool will not allow Mané to leave without receiving more than £ 30m and having a substitute lined up. Núñez, who was Portugal’s top scorer last season with 26 goals in the league and scored 34 in total, ranks high on Liverpool’s wish list, although Benfica want around £ 85 million. for the 22-year-old player. Almeria will have to pay 20% of the profits obtained by Benfica according to the terms of its transfer of 24 million euros to the Lisbon club in 2020.
Manchester United have also been linked with Núñez, as he is rebuilding with Erik ten Hag, but cannot offer Champions League football. Núñez was very impressive in Benfica’s defeat in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Liverpool in April, scoring on both legs, and was later publicly praised by Klopp.
Liverpool will have to break their transfer record, the £ 75 million paid by Virgil van Dijk, to meet Benfica’s valuation and secure the much-anticipated striker. The club have signed Fulham midfielder Fabio Carvalho, 19, from Fulham and are looking forward to a deal for Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay this week.