As the 2021-22 season draws to a close, a number of youngsters are emerging in European football ready to grab power, including Uruguayan striker Darwin Nú ez, who plays for Benfica in the Portuguese Premier League.
Meow brother first set a set of data to see how well the 22-year-old Nunez has done his homework this season.
So far, Núñez has played in 38 games for Benfica this season, contributing 33 goals and 4 assists, and almost averaging 1 goal per game. Played 2551 minutes, averaging 1 goal in 77 minutes.
In the Portuguese Premier League, Núñez scored 25 goals in 25 games to lead the top scorer list, including three hat-tricks, seven goals ahead of second-place Taremi.
In the Champions League, Núñez scored 6 goals in 10 games, scoring twice against Barca in his debut, and he also scored Bayern, Ajax, Liverpool (2 goals), all of which are the traditional Champions League giants. Núñez scored six goals in the Champions League in a single season, breaking the club's record of five goals in the famous Nuno Gomez.
At 1.87 meters tall, Nuñez, who is in excellent physical condition, is very likely to take over the mantle of Diego Fran, Suarez and Cavani, and hold up the banner of Uruguay's new generation of divine fronts.
And the time that Nunez stayed in Benfica has entered the countdown, there are quite a few giants in the idea of playing Núñez, with the experience of buying and selling players in the European "black shop" Benfica, this summer Nuñez's transfer is almost a foregone conclusion.
"The Athletic" reported that Manchester United, Chelsea, Newcastle, Paris, Arsenal, Liverpool are all focusing on Núñez, and Benfica's valuation of players is as high as 80 million euros.
Famous journalist Romano revealed in the transfer podcast that in fact Arsenal were the first club to ask Benfica for Núñez in the winter window this year.
Romano said the weak Arsenal would love to sign Núñez in January, but Benfica told Arsenal that it had no intention of selling Núñez halfway through the season, so Arsenal couldn't even send an offer.
Benfica is well aware that selling Núñez in the summer will attract more sellers to bid and squeeze more transfer profits. They spent €24 million signing Núñez from La Liga Almeria in September 2020, which is not a small sum, Benfica has a strong calculation for investment and return, and their goal is to sell 80 million euros.
Although Núñez was asked about his future and whether he would head to England this summer to play tight-lipped: "I don't know, I'm just focusing on Benfica right now and I won't make any comments until the season is over. ”
But there are multiple indications that Núñez is bound to land in other giants this summer, with Portuguese media record reporting that Núñez has terminated his contract with agent Edgardo LaSavia and signed a contract with renowned agent Jorge Mendes.
As we all know, Horge has handled too many heavy transfers, including C Ronaldo, Felix, Jota, Ruben Díaz, Bessie, De Gea and many other heavyweight stars. Who will Uruguay's new shenfeng spend this summer? Newcastle, which is not the worst money, may be excluded first, and people close to Nunez revealed that the players do not want to join a club that does not qualify for European competition.