'There weren't even conditions to keep him': Benfica president explains Darwin Nunez sale

“We are talking about one of the highest transfers of the market,” Benfica president Rui Costa told BTV of Darwin Nunez, as quoted by the Liverpool Echo.

“We are still coming out of a pandemic situation, which held back the football market. Making a sale of €75m+€25m is not open to discussion.

“The sale of Darwin is more than justified. There weren’t even conditions to keep him; it was completely impossible, for the values that came into the club and for what Darwin went on to earn.”

Liverpool paid €75m up front for the Uruguyan, with a further €25m in potential addons understood to be easily achievable.

The 23-year-old has made five appearances for the Reds so far, scoring twice.