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In a statement, Benfica have revealed that they have a deal in place with Liverpool for Darwin Nunez for an initial transfer fee of around €75 million, which could rise to €100 million. The Reds have been front-runners for the 22-year-old’s signature with Manchester United also keen on a move.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Benfica have gotten a formal €80 million plus add-ons proposal from Liverpool to buy Darwin Nunez although talks are still ongoing. The Reds have been linked with a move for the striker over the last few days although they face competition from Manchester United.

Jurgen Klopp expressed his delight at securing a hard-earned victory over Benfica with an aggregate scoreline of 6-4 over two legs despite making seven changes to the team that started the 2-2 draw against Manchester City. The Reds played out a 3-3 game against the Portuguese club on Wednesday.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has asserted that securing the Merseyside club’s victory is more important than making sure that he personally gets on the scoresheet and insisted that focus should be maintained on the next game as it comes. The Senegal winger scored in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Benfica.