Tottenham Hotspur are excited by a deal to convey Darwin Nunez to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the summertime switch window.
That’s in line with a current report by Football Transfers, who declare that Fabio Paratici has already made contact with the Benfica centre-forward’s representatives relating to a transfer for the 22-year-old – with the Portuguese outfit reported to be prepared to half with the Uruguay worldwide for a determine within the area of £68m this summer time.
The report goes on to state that Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are additionally retaining a really shut eye on the state of affairs of the striker forward of a possible swoop of their very own within the coming months.
Van Dijk’s worst nightmare
Considering the fairly extraordinary season Nunez loved in 2021/22, it’s simple to see why Paratici seems eager to safe a deal to convey the centre-forward to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer time.
Indeed, over his 28 Liga Portugal appearances this time period, the £49.5m-rated expertise was in devastating kind for Benfica, scoring a league-high 26 targets, registering 4 assists and creating ten massive probabilities for his teammates, in addition to taking a mean of three.0 photographs, making 1.1 key passes and finishing 1.4 dribbles per sport.
These returns noticed the 22-year-old common a merely sensational SofaScore match ranking of 7.48, rating him because the joint third-best participant within the high flight of Portuguese soccer.
The £31k-per-week ahead who Keifer MacDonald dubbed the “complete package” additionally extremely impressed over his ten Champions League appearances, scoring six targets in opposition to the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Liverpool, in addition to averaging a SofaScore match ranking of 7.06.
The Uruguayan’s performances over the two-legged quarter-final with Jurgen Klopp’s aspect significantly caught the attention, with the striker’s shows main Virgil van Dijk to say that the previous Penarol starlet is without doubt one of the high 5 gamers he has ever confronted.
When requested who have been essentially the most tough opponents he has performed in opposition to, the Netherlands worldwide said:
Do you suppose Nunez could be a superb signing for £68m?
Yes
No
“[Sergio] Aguero was obviously unbelievable. [Lionel] Messi, arguably the best player in the history of football in my opinion. [Kylian] Mbappe is different, quick… [Erling] Haaland and also Darwin. He’s a bit similar – very direct, quick, tall, strong and it’s quite difficult to play against him.”
As such, contemplating his undoubted potential, his potential for future progress and his extraordinarily affordable £68m price ticket, Paratici merely must do every little thing he can to win the race for Nunez this summer time, as, if the 22-year-old may give a participant as proficient as Van Dijk nightmares, this can actually be the case for each different defender within the English top-flight subsequent season.
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