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Liverpool Echo
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Mark Wakefield

What Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool players have said about Darwin Nunez as transfer agreed

Liverpool are on the verge of signing Darwin Nunez from Benfica for a fee that could rise to a club record £85m.

The Reds have been locked in talks with the Portuguese side over the structure of the agreement having made the 22-year-old Uruguayan their chief target to replace Sadio Mane in attack.

Benfica have been consistent in their demand of a €100m overall package for Nunez. They had initially wanted €80m up front and €20m in bonuses, figures with which Liverpool were reluctant to do business.

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