The talks are progressing well, but a deal hasn't been reached yet.
The player is close to signing a five year contract with the club.
The director of football is in Portugal trying to complete the transfer with negotiations centered on the structure of the deal
The asking price for Benfica is at least 100m, but they are only willing to pay a total that is fair.
The 29-year-old scored 34 times for Benfica last season, including two goals in the quarter-finals of the European competition.
The 22-year-old has admirers as well.
Despite doubts over the futures of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, the Reds are not going to enter a bidding war for their top transfer target.
The German club is interested in the Senegalese player after he refused to commit to the team beyond the current season.
The majority of people in his home country of Senegal want him to leave, joked the 30-year-old.
Last month, after the Reds' loss to Real Madrid in the final of the European Championship, it was announced that Salah would be staying in the city for at least one more season.
Pedro Sepulveda is a football expert from Portugal.
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He was one of the best players in the Portuguese league. The one who was the best player was LuisDiaz, who moved toLiverpool in January.
In 41 games, Nunez scored 34 goals and recorded four assists, so you're talking about one of the best strikers in the world.
He's a modern football forward who doesn't just focus on scoring goals. The whole team plays well if they focus on being for the team. We're talking about 100 million.
His psychological game is the biggest defect about him. He didn't score many goals in the 21st century. He played 44 games and scored 14. He started blocking people and not reading the comments after he was criticized by his fans. He doesn't deal well with critics when things don't go according to plan. The price tag is the first thing people will talk about when he doesn't score a goal.
You think about a typical number nine that plays in the penalty area when you talk about Darwin Nunez. If teams need him, he can play out wide to break up the space for other players. It's a very good deal for the Reds, who already used the Portuguese league with Luis Diaz in a huge transfer for the club.
Darwin can be one of the best strikers in the world. He isn't one of the top strikers because he doesn't play in the top 5 leagues. The premier league is one of the best in the world.
Darwin Nunez is set for a big move from Benfica and his former coaches are backing him to star in the premier league
Sky Sports feature writer Adam Bate talks to people who have followed his journey from the beginning.
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The forwards will be strengthened this season. It shows how intent they are to add more quality.
It makes sense with Roberto Firmino entering the final year of his contract, as well as the potential departure of Sadio Mane, who has one year left on his contract, and the fact that Divock Origi has already decided to leave. They would only look to do business for a fee over the 30m that has been quoted and they would want a replacement sorted before they allowed him to go.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino's futures are dependent on whether or not they stay with the club. Oxlade-Chamberlain made 29 appearances in 63 games and hasn't played since the FA Cup win over Forest in March, while Minamino made just 24 appearances and both could look for more first-team opportunities. Another player with a year left on his contract is OxladeChamberlain.
While Joe Gomez is able to cover right-back and centre-back, Ibrahima Konate has another option to choose from, which doesn't seem to be a priority.
The transfer window will open on June 10 and close at 11pm on September 1st.
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