Problem solved: Darwin will sign for Benfica – Benfica

The deal is closed. Once the last minute obstacles have been overcome, Darwin Núñez will be a Benfica player.

When the forward was already in Seixal yesterday to sign the contract, after medical tests, his coach, Edgardo Lasalvia, asked several last-minute questions and asked for a commission higher than the 10% that he normally charges (2.4 million euros). This last wish enraged Luís Filipe Vieira and even led him to interrupt the process until everything was clear. The basis of the divergence was also the payment of interest. Benfica agreed to start paying for the transfer in August 2021 and Almería provided the guarantee but intends to advance the money with a financial institution. Thus, Benfica would have to pay the interest and it was this now guaranteed agreement that made the business unblocked, paying the incarnated the interests of the first two years.

To secure the 21-year-old Uruguayan, Benfica offered to invest 24 million euros, thus becoming the most expensive acquisition in the club’s history. The leaders believe that the attacker will guarantee due financial returns, but they also feel that this amount, in part, was inflated by the agent, who has given examples of bad faith that have not helped in the negotiations.

This impression on the role of the athlete’s representative was further reinforced in Seixal. While the eagle leader sought to unblock the situation with Edgardo Lasalvia, Rui Costa tried to convince the forward to take the first photographs and record the videos. Naturally, the images would only be released after the link was made official, but Lasalvia rejected the suggestion. The decision made an already tense atmosphere even heavier.

The conversations still lasted a few minutes, but at some point Luís Filipe Vieira decided to draw a red line because he felt that the other party was stretching the rope. To try to safeguard the negotiations, the president of the Incarnate preferred to postpone the process, returning to it with a cool head. It is now complete.