Liverpool are considering making an offer for Benfica forward Darwin Nunez, who is valued by the Portuguese club at €100m (£85.5m).
The Uruguay international scored 34 times for Benfica last season in all competitions, including goals in both legs of the club's Champions League quarter-final defeat to Liverpool in April.
No offer has been made by Jurgen Klopp's side for Nunez, but Manchester United are also admirers of the 22-year-old.
Liverpool, however, are not prepared to enter a bidding war for the striker and will not pay over the odds for the player.
Nunez is also one of a number of forwards Liverpool are looking at this summer, with doubts over the futures of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.
Mane is wanted by German champions Bayern Munich after the Senegal forward refused to commit to Liverpool beyond next season.
The 30-year-old has one year left on his contract and joked the majority of people in Senegal want him to leave Anfield.
Salah also has one year left on his Liverpool contract but announced before last month's Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid that he will be staying in Merseyside for at least one more season.
The making of Darwin Nunez
Meet Darwin Nunez, the Uruguayan forward set for a big move from Benfica - and his former coaches are backing him to star in the Premier League.
Sky Sports feature writer Adam Bate speaks to those who have followed his journey from the start to find out more.
Which positions are Liverpool targeting this summer?
Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O'Connor:
Liverpool will look to strengthen their forward line this season. The fact they even spoke to Kylian Mbappe shows how intent they are to add further quality up top.
It makes sense with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino entering the final year of their contracts while the potential departure of Sadio Mane, who has also got one year left on his deal, and Divock Origi having already decided to go, makes reinforcements in that area a priority. If Mane is to leave, Liverpool will only look to do business for a fee above the €30m that's been quoted and they would want a replacement sorted before allowing him to go.
With Fabio Carvalho due to officially start his Liverpool career on July 1, any further overhaul in midfield could depend on the futures of Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino. Oxlade Chamberlain made 29 appearances in a 63 game season and hasn't played since the FA Cup win over Forest in March, while Minamino made just 24 appearances and both could look for more regular first-team opportunities. Oxlade Chamberlain is another player with just one year left on his contract.
Strengthening the back-line doesn't appear to be a priority with Ibrahima Konate offering another option to Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk while Joe Gomez is able to cover right-back and centre-back.
Pancemptu
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man utd his not a big club again,now to find player out to another club buy it
s_pepinz
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it happens again
hiokmopry
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Nunez is not a Liverpool type of player... Mane n salah are leaving n what make them so successful in Liverpool???? Pace!!! Both salah n mane are wing man but not Nunez... Liverpool don't need a target man in the centre with that type of formation klopp wants unless he is changing his philosophy in the game.. Look at what they want??? N look at what they bough recently??? Is obvious... Klopp still want that pace in that area.. If they buy Nunez he is changing something n that something won't get them far this season....
hiokmopry
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Liverpool get any closer to 4th next terms... Mark my words
nutabins
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Manchester united how can you not buy Nunez
wancdemyz
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Liverpool m city van Gaal and whoever no like man united man united will progress and back to it's winning ways you like or not
IbraahimSajjadh
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Pay 300 million and get him 😡😡😡
yipbdeikpz
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Kloop don’t know Liverpool, their problem is about midfield all the players are old, thus the likes of Milner, handerson, acantata, fabinho, chamberlain, Akita all above 30 years and minamino , Jones, and tmikas who also below can’t play to standard.
Mind your own team who's languishing in no.6🤣🤣
woeadikstu
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Get Nunez signed he would be a great singing for LFC in times of attacking man city would be tougher next season..let’s help the attacking force.
zunclmnrs
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these prices today in football are getting more and more stupid. no way is this guy worth 100mill and then you need to add another 30mill for wages. how can this man alone make up for such a price?? he will have to score atleast 50 goals pr season and make sure the club wins epl and cl atleast twice to make that money back. terrible investment. its getting beyond retarded at this point.
Thats why u only become a manager in fantasy league. Do u know how much money Liverpool able to generate with this guy?
zunclmnrs
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Kloop don’t know Liverpool, their problem is about midfield all the players are old, thus the likes of Milner, handerson, acantata, fabinho, chamberlain, Akita all above 30 years and minamino , Jones, and tmikas who also below can’t play to standard.
Hahahaha so funny... Do u think JK is so stupid? He had managed LFC for many years. He knew LFC in and out.
Hasbckrtz
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Kloop don’t know Liverpool, their problem is about midfield all the players are old, thus the likes of Milner, handerson, acantata, fabinho, chamberlain, Akita all above 30 years and minamino , Jones, and tmikas who also below can’t play to standard.
Wotelmoy
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Go to Liverpool pls...
cuzdeiklru
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Liverpool is just trying to witch-hunt man utd because they cannot sign Nunez
Jotciks
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these prices today in football are getting more and more stupid. no way is this guy worth 100mill and then you need to add another 30mill for wages. how can this man alone make up for such a price?? he will have to score atleast 50 goals pr season and make sure the club wins epl and cl atleast twice to make that money back. terrible investment. its getting beyond retarded at this point.
Sutaelnpsy
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l love to see Antony of Ajax playing for Liverpool or than Nunez
GBZ_15
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Wow €100m for someone that has not proved himself if he really worth that huge sum of price tag? While haland costs less?. What if he fails? He haven’t been in d big stage of his career yet. Signing him for that fee would be a risky.
Mancity sign haaland on release clause.
Kunlespur2
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Wow €100m for someone that has not proved himself if he really worth that huge sum of price tag? While haland costs less?. What if he fails? He haven’t been in d big stage of his career yet. Signing him for that fee would be a risky.
PanLatt
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If you go, you can anywhere, Champion league is next year , in this day most of all players are following money and famous🙄
yusadmty
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I dont care if we gonna take a bit longer to improve but as long as we are getting there.
yusadmty
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I think United should pull out of that race.We need players who want to play for us unconditionally, players who look forward to help us get back to where we used to be.We have them in our Accademy Team even in our first Team some can improve.Ronaldo is desiccated and others must be given a chance too.