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The agreement, which includes 20 million euros in add-ons, is
dependent on Nunez signing an employment contract with
Liverpool, the statement added.
Nunez was the top scorer in Portugal's top flight in the 2021-22
season and scored 34 goals in all competitions for Benfica,
including goals in both legs of the club's Champions League
quarter-final defeat by Liverpool.
His ability to play out wide and through the middle would make
him the ideal replacement for Sadio Mane, who has been linked
with a move to Bayern Munich.
Liverpool finished the 2021-22 season with the FA Cup and League
Cup but came second in the league and lost the Champions League
final to Real Madrid.
Benfica purchased Nunez from Almeria in the summer of 2020 for
24 million euros and British media have said the Spanish club is
set to receive 20% of any profit from his transfer.
($1 = 0.9543 euros)
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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