Liverpool ‘saved £13MILLION’ by not giving Nunez final Premier League start with striker not record signing after all

LIVERPOOL saved a great deal of cash after a genius business decision regarding Darwin Nunez.

Nunez, 25, joined the Reds from Benfica in 2022 following a whopping deal that was expected to reach a club record £84million due to a series of clauses involved.

Liverpool saved £13m on Darwin Nunez after not starting him in the final Premier League match

Nunez is no longer Liverpool’s most expensive signing

According to A Bola, however, that price will never be met after manager Arne Slot opted against starting the striker in the Merseysiders’ final match of the season.

Liverpool drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield two weeks ago – on the same day they lifted the title in front of the Kop.

And Slot decided to bench Nunez in favour of Luis Diaz, who played as a false nine against Palace.

A Bola report Benfica won’t be receiving one of the clause payments which were agreed three years ago.

The Portuguese giants were set for a major cash windfall worth £13m that would have occurred if the Uruguay international had started just one more Premier League or Champions League game.

However, the centre-forward came on as a second-half substitute against the Eagles.

Ultimately, Nunez cost the Premier League champions a total of £71m.

That means the Uruguayan is no longer Liverpool‘s most expensive signing of all time.

That honour returns to captain Virgil van Dijk, who cost a staggering £75m in 2018 following his move from Southampton.

Nunez never really lived up to expectation at Anfield as he has only managed a total of 40 goals and 26 assists in 143 appearances since his arrival three years ago.

The forward only registered seven goals and seven assists in 47 appearances across all competitions this season.

This continues to cast doubt over his future at Liverpool, even though his contract runs out in 2028.