Tuchel told 31-goal Chelsea target will definitely make move this summer
Chelsea could lead a £67million chase for Darwin Nunez after it’s claimed the striker will DEFINITELY leave Benfica this summer.
Nunez joined Benfica from Spanish side Almeria in September 2020 and has hit 45 goals for the club through 80 appearances, with his performances alerting some of the biggest clubs to his talent
The 22-year old has been in amazing form this season and has netted 31-goal in all competitions – leading to reports that Chelsea see him as the ideal man to possibly replace Romelu Lukaku
And transfer guru Fabrizio Romana says Nunez will meet with his new agent to discuss a move – as he wants to join one of the top teams that are reportedly interested.
The 22-year-old is under contract until 2025 and Benfica want close to the £113m they got from Atletico Madrid for Joao Felix in 2019, the clubs boss has recently admitted
Benfica manager Nelson Verissimo was quoted: “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 he has shown, it is natural that it will arouse interest from other clubs and naturally there may be the time in which he goes. Now regarding numbers, I hope as a Benfica fan that he 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 games, naturally we are looking at a top player and all the top players arouse the interest of the big European clubs. Darwin is on that list, obviously.”
But a fee of around £58m-£70m seems more likely.