Liverpool have reportedly reached a verbal agreement over the transfer of Benfica striker Darwin Nunez.
The Reds are apparently set to pay €80m (£68.3m) for the Uruguayan forward, with a further €20m in add-ons included in the deal. Should they be achieved, then that could potentially see the Merseyside outfit surpass the record £75m that they paid Southampton for defender Virgil van Dijk back in January 2018.
According to The Guardian, the 22-year-old will pen a five-year contract at Anfield and will become the club’s first major addition of the window as they attempt to build on the success enjoyed under Jurgen Klopp over the past couple of seasons. They lifted the Carabao and FA Cups last season and were narrowly edged out in the race for the Premier League title, whilst also coming runners-up to Real Madrid in the Champions League final - the third of Klopp’s reign thus far.
