Darwin Nunez will complete his Liverpool medical TODAY to seal club-record move

Darwin Nunez will complete his medical today ahead of his £64.1million move to Liverpool from Benfica and will sign a six year deal.

The 22-year-old was in England on Monday to undergo the first part of his medical with the main chunk of the procedure taking place on Tuesday.

Sportsmail has reported that Anfield sporting director Julian Ward was in Lisbon over the weekend for talks with his Benfica counterpart Pedro Marques over Nunez.

The forward will sign after rebuffing interest from Manchester United and Newcastle United, with the overall financial package potentially reaching a club-record £85m.

The Reds will pay an initial £64m with a further £12.8m payable on appearances, and then an additional £8.5m linked to the success of Jurgen Klopp's side.

Provided there are no issues with Nunez's medical, he will be confirmed as a new signing, having already agreed personal terms on a six-year contract.

That would mean that his career at the club would officially begin on July 1.

It has also been revealed that the mega deal for the star is worth over £6m per year.

On Monday, Benfica confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Liverpool.

Virgil van Dijk's £75m fee, the current record for the Merseyside giants, is set to be smashed by their swoop for Nunez, with the switch effectively rubber-stamped.

Nunez represents another high-profile addition to Klopp's attacking ranks, having scored 34 goals in 41 matches across all competitions last season.

The frontman also netted six goals in last campaign's Champions League, with two of them even coming in the quarter-final stage against his new employer.

Speaking of Nunez back in April, Klopp said: 'A good looking boy, huh?

'And a decent player as well! Really good, really good. I knew before, of course, but he played pretty much in front of me with his tough battles with Ibrahima Konate.

'He was physically strong, quick, was calm around his finish. Good, really good. I always say in these situations if he is healthy, it's a big career ahead of him.'

Nunez started his career with Penarol in Uruguay before moving to Almeria in 2019. A year on, he signed a five-year deal at Benfica, where he scored 48 goals in 85 games.