{"id":298237,"date":"2023-11-26T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T09:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=298237"},"modified":"2023-11-26T09:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T09:24:05","slug":"liverpool-owe-benfica-another-8-5m-after-darwin-nunezs-60th-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/liverpool-owe-benfica-another-8-5m-after-darwin-nunezs-60th-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool &apos;owe Benfica another \u00a38.5m&apos; after Darwin Nunez&apos;s 60th game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool &#8216;owe Benfica another \u00a38.5m&#8217; after Darwin Nunez&#8217;s 60th game for the club triggered add-on clause in his contract&#8230; with the \u00a385m Uruguayan striker involved in flashpoint with Man City boss Pep Guardiola<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nunez had to be dragged away by Jurgen Klopp after clashing with Guardiola<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Uruguayan&#8217;s 60th game for Liverpool reported triggered another payment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City-Liverpool is tough to referee&#8230; but our campaign is up and running &#8211; IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool will reportedly have to pay Benfica an additional \u00a38.5million after Darwin Nunez made his 60th appearance for the club on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was an eventful one for the Uruguayan striker, who was involved in a heated exchange with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola just after the final whistle in the 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>Nunez appeared to be upset by something Guardiola said and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had to drag him away.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool agreed to a club record \u00a385m deal for Nunez, 24, when they signed him from Benfica in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>That comprised \u00a364m paid up front and the remaining \u00a321m in add-ons and, according to the Daily Mirror, Liverpool now owe \u00a38.5m after Nunez reached 60 games for them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/07\/78243233-12792181-Darwin_Nunez_made_his_60th_Liverpool_appearance_in_Saturday_s_1_-a-2_1700983285018.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Darwin Nunez made his 60th Liverpool appearance in Saturday&#8217;s 1-1 draw with Manchester City, reportedly triggering an \u00a38.5million payment to old club Benfica<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/07\/78228143-12792181-Darwin_Nunez_left_and_Pep_Guardiola_second_right_were_caught_up_-a-3_1700983302051.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nunez (left) and Pep Guardiola (second right) were caught up in a post-match row with the player having to be dragged away by his manager Jurgen Klopp<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/07\/78243277-12792181-image-a-8_1700983383744.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Nunez and Guardiola had to be kept apart after their exchange of words after the final whistle<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;d already paid the Portuguese club \u00a34.3m after Nunez racked up 10 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The report says the final \u00a38.5m owed will &#8216;depend on the individual and collective performance of the team throughout the contract&#8217;, which runs until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Nunez has so far scored 22 goals and contributed 10 assists in his 60 Liverpool outings. That includes seven goals and six assists in the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t score at the Etihad on Saturday, with Trent Alexander-Arnold earning Liverpool a point after Erling Haaland&#8217;s first-half opener.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp dragged his fiery Uruguayan striker away from the touchline confrontation before returning to hold an animated conversation with City boss Guardiola which ended with an embrace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I love them both and so I tried to calm the situation down. I was absolutely not involved, surprisingly!&#8217; explained Klopp afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am not sure I am the right one to explain it without knowing 100 per cent what happened because I didn&#8217;t understand a word.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was emotion. Pep wants to win, we want to win. Both didn&#8217;t win so obviously nobody was really happy and these things can happen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was nothing to do with this historical fierce rivalry between the clubs \u2013 I don&#8217;t think Darwin knows anything about that.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/07\/78228133-12792181-After_the_game_the_Liverpool_boss_admitted_I_love_them_both_havi-a-4_1700983325126.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After the game the Liverpool boss admitted &#8216;I love them both&#8217; having acted as peacemaker\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/07\/78228169-12792181-Erling_Haaland_opened_the_scoring_in_the_first_half_after_a_poor-a-5_1700983331806.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the first half after a poor clearance from Alisson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/07\/78228175-12792181-Trent_Alexander_Arnold_levelled_after_the_break_with_a_well_aime-a-6_1700983341046.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold levelled after the break with a well-aimed finish from outside the box<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12792181\/Liverpool-owe-Benfica-Darwin-Nunez-60th-game-Uruguayan-striker-flashpoint-Man-City-boss-Pep-Guardiola.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool &#8216;owe Benfica another \u00a38.5m&#8217; 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