Liverpool chief Ward agrees final clause with Benfica to strike Nunez fee terms

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Liverpool chief Ward agrees final clause with Benfica to strike Nunez fee terms

Liverpool chief Julian Ward had to agree to pay an extra clause to reach terms with Benfica for Darwin Nunez it has been revealed.

Nunez is due to fly into England to conduct a medical on Monday with a deal rising to £85m agreed.

Relevo says they had to unlock a clause to meet the Portuguese giants' demands after 'fearing' for the transfer as recently as Friday.

Liverpool hesitated to raise their offer from an initial £64m as Benfica asked for £68m, on top of £17m in add-ons.

But the Reds have now added a £4m bonus to be paid after the Uruguay international plays just 10 games, meeting his £85m asking price. In total the deal will comprise of £64.1m upfront with a further £21.4m in bonus payments.

Nunez has also agreed a six-year deal with Liverpool worth a base of £120,000-a-week.