Atlético could 'steal' a possible signing from Barça

Darwin Núñez is one d elos leading 'fashionable' in Europe. The charrúa annotated the Tuesday the goal with which the Benfica classified to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after winning to the Ajax in Ámsterdam (0-1), so much with which has gone up notably his cotización. The 'eagles' already know the interest of the FC Barcelona and, mainly, of the Athletic of Madrid and already would have put price to the exit of his centrodelantero star: 80 million euros.

With agreement until June of 2025, the '9' of the Benfica is valued in 40 'kilos' in the web Transfermarkt. In the 2021-22, the forward adds 26 goals and a pair of assistances in 33 apparitions with the ones of Lisbon, that will confront to the Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions. As it has advanced the Portuguese newspaper 'To Ball', the Athletic is one of the most interested clubs in fichar to the forward of 22 years, since Diego Simeone has asked to the directive fichar a forward in summer.

The newspaper luso contacted to the representative of the player, the urugayo Edgardo Lasalvia, the one who ensured that the club that has been more attentive and that more has asked after Darwin is the Athletic of Madrid, by which will travel próximamente to Europe to gather with them and with the Benfica. "I think that the Benfica will be opened to the idea to do a good sale, but only at the end of the season. At least, this is what said us, but attention: the head of Darwin, for the moment, is to the 100 % in the Benfica", cleared the agent.

In winter, Núñez was situated in the orbit of the Barça when the club looked for to reinforce his forward of face to the second half of the season. Xavi Hernández also wants to fichar a '9' in summer and the name of the of Artigas follows being in the diary culé, although no like priority. Another club that yes presented even a formal offer by Darwin was the Newcastle. The 'urracas' put 50 millions on the table in January, but the directive of the Benfica denied to negotiate.

Darwin Núñez already has experience in Spain

The forward gave the jump of Peñarol -club where formed - to Europe in the summer of 2019, fichando with the Almería in return of 15 million euros. With the 'indálicos' contested a total of 32 parties, annotating 16 goals and adding 3 assistances in the Second Division of Spain. In the summer of 2020 fichó with the Benfica by five seasons and 4.8 'kilos' annual of wage. The operation closed in 24 million euros. In his first season, the '9' contested 44 parties where converted 14 goals and delivered 12 assistances.