LIVERPOOL will have to dish out a further £8.5million to Benfica for Darwin Nunez after his heated row with Pep Guardiola.
The Uruguayan, 24, was part of the Reds side that secured a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Saturday in the Premier League.
However, seconds after the final whistle was blown at the Etihad, a furious Nunez, 24, was spotted being held back by Jurgen Klopp following an altercation with Guardiola, 52.
Nunez and Guardiola had initially shaken hands, but then the Liverpool forward appeared to have a few words for the Spaniard.
Reds boss Klopp was quick to pull his man away from the heated exchange while a perplexed Guardiola responded in an animated manner as the pair continued to trade words in a fiery scene.
City’s manager was in no mood to talk about the incident afterwards, replying simply “nothing” when asked what happened.
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Now the dust has settled on the argument, Liverpool are set to be handed another multi-million pound bill from Benfica for Nunez.
The Anfield giants splashed out a club-record £85m for the South American back in June 2022.
Nunez has endured a mixed spell so far on Merseyside, scoring 22 times and producing ten assists in 50 appearances.
But his most recent outing against City has now triggered another clause that was part of the package that brought him to Liverpool.
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The Daily Express states that the Reds need to pay Benfica £8.5m after he hit the 60-game mark for the club.
Liverpool allegedly only paid £64m up front to the Portuguese team with the remaining £21m coming in add-ons.
They had to pay a further £4.3m after his tenth appearance and now they have a further bill following his latest milestone.
It is understood that the next add-on for Nunez will depend on the individual and collective performance of the team throughout the remainder of his £120,000-a-week six-year deal until 2028.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
