Manchester United already know what it would take to sign Darwin Nunez for Erik ten Hag

20.05.2022 - 09:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester United have already been told what it would take to bring Benfica striker Darwin Nunez to Old Trafford.

The Uruguayan striker has caught the attention of many of Europe's top clubs having scored 34 goals for the Portuguese side this campaign. United, who will be desperately in need of a new striker in the summer, have been linked with a move for the 22-year-old.

Reports in Portugal suggest that Benfica are keen to sell their prize asset this summer to help fund their pre-season rebuild. However, they are not willing to let him go on the cheap.

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Speaking in April, Benfica boss Nelson Verissimo said: "What do you think? Darwin is an excellent player, he has shown all his quality.

"He has helped the team a lot, it is true that the team has also helped him a lot. He is a young player, with a lot of potential, it is natural that given what has been his growth throughout this season and also a lot as a result of the performance he has had in the Champions League games, it is natural that he arouses the interest of the big European clubs.

"It will be at the end of this season or the following season, depending on what it has shown, it is natural that it will arouse interest from other clubs and naturally there may be the timing in which it goes. Now regarding numbers, I hope as a Benfica fan that it will go for numbers close to those that were Joao Felix's numbers.

"Now it's not for me to enter numbers on that field. In what is my day to day with the player, in what is given to us to observe in training and in the game, naturally we are here before a different player and all the different players arouse the interest of