Footballer who earned Benfica nearly €80m set for move to Turkey | OneFootball

Darwin Núñez is in a bad position to leave Al Hilal this winter market. According to what has been gathered, the Uruguayan, who brought in almost 80 million euros for Benfica when he moved to Liverpool, has lost his place in the Saudi squad after yet another high-profile signing.

According to the newspaper A Bola, it is yet another unexpected surprise at Al Hilal. After rumors suggesting the departure of Marcos Leonardo, it turns out that the Uruguayan striker is the one set to move elsewhere, all because of Karim Benzema. The Saudi club, in order to register the Frenchman, needs to free up a foreign player slot, and the former Benfica player is the chosen one.

Thus, only six months after swapping Liverpool for Saudi Arabia, in a transfer that brought 53 million euros to the Reds' coffers, Núñez is preparing for a new sporting adventure and, as it seems, is likely to join Turkey's Fenerbahçe.

Although the transfer window in Saudi Arabia has already closed, the Turkish market is still open - valid until February 6th - and it ends up being one of the few opportunities Darwin Núñez has on the table. Thus, as reported by the press, the forward will head to the Istanbul club, which also signed N'Golo Kanté in recent days.

This season, while playing for Al Hilal, Darwin Núñez - valued at 35 million euros - has already played a total of 22 official matches: 16 in the Saudi Championship, four in the Asian Champions League, and two in the King’s Cup of Saudi Arabia. In the 1,487 minutes he was on the pitch, the number 7 recorded seven goals and five assists.

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