Now it’s official: Darwin Nunez is the new player of Liverpool! The giant from Anfield Road tonight confirmed the most expensive reinforcement in the club’s history.The Uruguayan from Benfica was paid 75 million euros fixed plus 25 million euros through bonuses.Tue 21:45: (1.40) England (4.90) Hungary (10.5)”On the day when football will be based on spending 100 million on one football player, I will no longer be in this business. A football game should revolve around a group, not an individual. That’s how football should work. Of course, you always want to have the best players, but it is much more important to have the best group of players. Other clubs can go and spend big money and take the best players but I want to do it differently. And I would work differently even if I could spend so much money”, is the famous statement of Jurgen Klopp from the summer of 2016, a few days after Manchester United made Paul Pogba the most expensive player in the history of the Premier League.🎙 Darwin Núñez: “One of the reasons why I came here to Liverpool – to win trophies and titles. I want to win a lot of trophies at Liverpool. I hope I can give everything that I’ve got in order to help the team.”(Source: @LFC) pic.twitter.com/Kgul5WfwYI— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 14, 2022 Klopp later justified himself.“Have I changed my mind? I did. I could not have imagined that the world would change so quickly,” Klopp said.Six years after the famous statement, Klopp had to swallow his words and his pride. He paid 100 million euros for a player. Officially, Nunez is still not the most expensive player in the history of the Reds, because his transfer is currently conducted only through a fixed part of 75 million euros. The arrival of Virgil van Dijk from Southampton was more expensive – 84.5 million euros. But that will change very soon because bonuses in Nunez’s transfer are easily achievable.Already after six games in the Reds’ uniform, a bonus of 5 million euros is activated. After the 60th match, a new 10 million euros will go to Benfica. So, if everything goes as expected, the transfer will easily reach 90 million euros.📝 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄: Liverpool have announced the signing of Darwin Núñez from Benfica. Initial €75m fee, with achievable add-ons amounting to €25m. €100m total. The Uruguayan has penned a 6-year contract. 🇺🇾💰 #DarwinDay(Source: @LFC) pic.twitter.com/0FBrsBcXXt— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 14, 2022 The remaining 10 million euros in bonuses are related to team success and individual performance, and the details are not yet known. Let us remind you that 20 percent of the transfer goes to the Spanish club Almeria, from which Nunez came to Benfica a year ago for 24 million euros. The Spaniards can therefore hope for at least another 18 million from Nunez.Nunez has signed a six-year contract worth 160,000 euros a week. Liverpool have crossed some of its previous standards and limits when it comes to the arrival of big signings. For example, Diogo Jota has a salary of around 100,000 euros a week, Ibrahim Konate around 80,000, and Luis Diaz a little less than 70,000. Nunez will earn approximately 8.5 million euros gross per year through salaries – which is close to 4.5 million euros net per season.The Uruguayan took the number 27 jersey in Liverpool, which was left for grabs after the departure of Anfield’s hero, Divock Origi.MORE TO FOLLOW SOON…
