Full agreement was reached at the last meeting in Portugal between Liverpool, Benfica, and the player's agent on Saturday morning, June 11, 2022. Benfica will receive a guaranteed 80 million fee plus 20 million in add-ons, while his former club Almera will receive a percentage of the proceeds. Nunez will sign a six-year contract that will keep him in the league until 2028.
Liverpool had previously faced competition from Manchester United and Arsenal for Nunez's services. Nunez has piqued the interest of Liverpool and other big clubs due to his incredible performance with Benfica in the 2021-2022 season. According to Transfermarkt, the former Almeria player scored 26 goals in the Portuguese League from 2021 to 2022. Nunez scored six goals in the 2021-2022 Champions League to help Benfica advance to the quarterfinals.
Pelatih liverpool, Juergen Klopp, mengaku sangat senang dengan kedatangan Nunez, Klopp anggap Darwin Nunez adalah striker yang memiliki banyak potensi.
"Darwin, super news. I really thank everyone at the club for making it happen. We have shown decisiveness, ambition," said Klopp.
"He signed a contract for a very long time and we intend to develop his talent," Klopp continued.
The occurrence of Nunez's agreement to join Liverpool also made fans happy, a Liverpool fan named Lutfan said, "I am very happy that Nunez joined Liverpool, this agreement is very important for Liverpool's regeneration, I hope Nunez can show his best performance in Liverpool", he said.
Liverpool has won the race for Darwin Nunez's services over long-time rivals Manchester United after the signing of this agreement. Liverpool legend, Robbie Fowler, was overjoyed by the deal, which saw Manchester United miss out on signing Nunez. Fowler, who played 330 times for Liverpool and scored 171 goals, said Man United should write a book on how to make a transfer fail in his taunts.
