At first, it sounds like the days-old news about Darwin Nunez, Liverpool’s super-expensive signing. But no, it’s not.The man of the almost same surname, this one’s Nunes, is negotiating his move to the Reds’ city rivals from Goodison Park.The player that made Klopp swallow his pride! He chose the number of Anfield’s beloved KenyanMatheus Nunes is a 23-year-old midfielder currently playing for Sporting Lisbon, and according to Portuguese media outlet O Jogo, he’ll travel soon to the city of Liverpool to finalise the deal with the Toffees. Thoughts on bringing in Matheus Nunes? Do you rate him or are we relying to heavily on the Portuguese league? pic.twitter.com/n3ykOcMMPk— The Normal One (@Kloppaholics) June 14, 2022 Apparently, the Blues have already made an offer of €45 million, which was rejected by the Portuguese slot, who are looking for the release clause of €60m.🗞Everton officials will travel to Lisbon to negotiate with Sporting Lisbon for midfielder, Matheus Nunes. Everton made an offer of €45M for Nunes but the offer was rejected. Sporting want a fee closer to the midfielder’s €60M release clause (Source – O Jogo) pic.twitter.com/zagCQjfTV1— 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 (@EvertonNewsFeed) June 16, 2022 Nunes made 50 appearances for Sporting Lisbon across all competitions during the 2021/22 season. On 15 February 2022, in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, despite his team’s 5-0 home loss to Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, who was impressed by the calibre of Nunes’ performances, praised him as “one of the best players in the world.”FRI: 00.55: (3.20) AVAI (3.10) FORTALEZA (2.45)
