Liverpool saved no less than £ 13 million thanks to a genius business decision about Darwin Nunez.
NUNEZ25, joined the Reds of Benfica in 2022 after a huge deal that was expected to reach a club record £ 84 million due to a series of clauses involved.
However, according to a Bola, that price will never be reached after the manager Arne Slot Koos against starting the striker in the last game of the season of the season.
Liverpool Drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace In the Premier League in Anfield two weeks ago – on the same day they lifted the title.
And Slot decided to bench Nunez in favor of Luis Diaz, who played against Palace like a false nine.
A Bola report Benfica does not receive one of the clause payments that agreed three years ago.
The Portuguese giants were set for a big windfall with a money worth £ 13m would have been activated if the international had in Uruguay Started with another Premier League of Champions League match.
However, the Centrum-Forward stood up instead as a second half replacement against the Eagles.
In the end, Nunez cost the Premier League champions a total of £ 71 million.
That means that the Uruguayan is no longer LiverpoolThe most expensive signing of all time.
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That honor returns to Captain Virgil van DijkThat cost a stunning £ 75 million in 2018 after his move from Southampton.
So far, Nunez has not met the expectations at Anfield, because he has only managed a total of 40 goals and 26 assists in 143 performances since his arrival three years ago.
The attacker registered seven goals and seven assists in 47 performances in all competitions this season.
This continues to evoke doubts about his future in Liverpool, although his contract rises in 2028.
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