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The Spanish club Almería completed the sale of the star Darwin Núñez to the Portuguese club Benfica, in a record contract that is the largest in the history of the Spanish second division and also in the history of the incorporation of players to the Portuguese League, with a value of the transaction amounting to 24 million euros, in addition to 20% in the event that he The Portuguese club has resold the player, as confirmed by a source from the Spanish club for “Youm7”.
Darwin had moved from the Uruguayan club Pinarol to Almería in August 2019 for 6 million euros, and Almería, owned by Turki Al-Sheikh, managed to sell it after one season for 24 million.
It should be noted that the most expensive transfer in the Spanish second division was the 2000/2001 season, when Atlético de Madrid announced that it was competing in that division at the time when Dutchman Jimmy Hasselbank moved to Chelsea for 22.5 million euros , but the departure of Núñez from Almería also broke that figure. It became the most expensive contract to sign for a team in the history of the Portuguese League, having surpassed the previous record of Raúl Jiménez, who joined Benfica for 22 million euros in 2015 from Atlético de Madrid.
Almería, under the leadership of the new management with Turki Al Sheikh, came close to qualifying for the Spanish League in the new season after occupying fourth place in the Second Division League standings, and qualifying for the La Liga tie. League for the first time after an absence of 7 years, but failed to reach the championship.
