Manchester United have been given fresh hope in their pursuit of Darwin Nunez.
Renowned transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has claimed that much-lauded Benfica frontman Darwin Nunez is set to leave Portuguese football for a sum of around €80m, following an impressive season in Lisbon.
With Erik Ten Hag set to be announced as the next Red Devils boss any day now, the news will come as a boost. United are widely rumoured to be targeting new forwards with veteran duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani both expected to leave at the end of this campaign.
"Darwin Nunez will leave Benfica in the summer, fee [of] around €80m," Romano confirmed on his Twitter. "His new agent will now meet with many top clubs to explore opportunities."
According to the Milanese transfer expert, United have already held discussions around the 22-year-old's potential signing – and that both Arsenal and West Ham enquired about signing Nunez in January, only to be knocked back when Benfica declared that he wasn't for sale. Neither side signed a striker in the winter window, with Arsenal rumoured to be interested again this summer.
Nunez has struck 24 goals in as many appearances for Nelson Verissimo's side this season, netting against Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Liverpool in the Champions League. Recently, Verissimo claimed, "I hope as a Benfica fan that he [Nunez] will leave for numbers close to those that were Joao Felix's numbers (a record €126million fee)."
The striker is valued at around £36m by Transfermarkt.
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