Liverpool’s new signing Darwin Nunez has suggested he won’t be playing alongside Sadio Mane next season.
Nunez signed a six-year contract with Liverpool on Tuesday after completing a transfer from Benfica. The Reds have agreed to pay the Portuguese side an initial fee of £64million, but it will quickly rise to £75m based on appearances, while Benfica are also set to receive a further £10m based on trophy success.
That financial package means Nunez will overtake Virgil van Dijk as Liverpool’s record signing, given the Dutch defender arrived for £75m from Southampton in January 2018. The 22-year-old is Liverpool’s first signing of the summer and will wear the No27 shirt next season, as a direct replacement for Divock Origi, who will join AC Milan when his contract expires at the end of the month.
