New Manchester United coach Eric Ten Hag is trying to count on Darwin Nunez next season. The Benfica striker is one of the players the Dutchman wants to have in his squad for 2022/23. According to the “Daily Mirror” newspaper, Ten Hag has asked the management of Old Trafford to invest 115 million pounds (135 million euros at current exchange rates) in the signing of the 22-year-old Uruguay international and Dutch defender, from 20. Benfica aims to transfer what Not less than 100 million euros. Ten Hag has coached Timber for the past two seasons at Ajax and believes the Netherlands international will be a huge asset to Manchester United, who will play in the Europa League next season. As for Darwin, he scored 34 goals in 2021/22, 6 of them in the Champions League, and it is believed that he still has a large margin of development.
The Dutch coach is well aware of the striker’s potential, with SAD Benfica paying €24 million to sign him from Almeria in the summer of 2020. Darwin scored the winning goal for Benfica in Amsterdam, which put the Eagles in the Champions League quarter-finals, eliminating them. Ajax. With the departure of Edinson Cavani, a spot opens up in attack in the sixth place of the last edition of the Premier League, which Tin Hag intends to fill with the Bwin League’s top scorer.
Manchester United is not the only club qualified to guarantee the services of the owner of the number 9 from the Reds. After losing Mbappe, European champions Real Madrid are looking closely at Darwin, who is involved in preparing the Uruguay national team. Rafael Liao is also on the list of meringues.
Liverpool also have Darwin in their sights, with a goal of succeeding Mane. And he even has fans at Anfield. Van Dijk’s center put him among the five toughest strikers he’s faced. What is certain is that the future of the scorer will be decided soon, after the Champions League final.
