On the evening of May 3, Beijing time, the latest news revealed by Pedro Almeida, a well-known Portuguese journalist, on his personal social account, manchester United is close to signing 22-year-old Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez. The goalscorer, who plays for Benfica in the Portuguese Premier League, is expected to be Tenhag's first new signing since taking office.
In this season's Champions League 1/8 knockout round, Benfica eliminated Tenhag's Ajax, while Nunez scored a goal against Ajax, and his outstanding performance also conquered Tenhag. After heading to Manchester United this summer, Tenhag asked the club's top brass to bring in Nunes by name.
With Marcus Rashford, Cavani and Jesse Lingard all likely to leave this summer, United do need to bring in new top centre-forwards. It is reported that Manchester United has made an offer of 80 million euros to Benfica, which has met the expected transfer fee for Benfica's sale of Nunez. Therefore, this blockbuster signing is close to completion.
Born in 1999, Núñez joined Benfica in September 2020 for a transfer fee of €24 million. This season he has had a big explosion, contributing 34 goals and 4 assists in 40 appearances. Among them, he has scored 6 goals in 10 Appearances in the Champions League, 2 goals against Barca, 1 goal each against Bayern Ajax, and 2 goals against Liverpool, which can be called a veritable "giant killer".
In the new season, Núñez is expected to become United's main centre-forward, while Cristiano Ronaldo returns to his more familiar left winger position, Sancho plays as a right winger, and the three will form United's main trident next season.