Was ‘Prophecy’ about Darwin correct? Real and Barça are already on the lookout

“MEWe are facing a player who will be one of the great forwards of the next decade in world football, ”said Rui Costa on the day of Darwin’s presentation. Nunez at Benfica. Hired for 24 million euros in Almeria, The truth is that the expectation about the Uruguayan forward was high, but in the club de la Luz the initial choice was … Edinson Cavani.

Did not do it firstPSGwine Nunez, only 21 years old. He arrived with the weight of being the most expensive in the history of Benfica, but Rui Costa himself wanted to take that weight off. The young Uruguayan did not recognize the pressure and quickly began to show himself.

First with several assists, then the goals came. Darwin’s football was not deceiving and, taking once again the words of Rui Costa, if he had already been interested in the forward, the list grew with the performances in these first months at Benfica.

Colossi lurking after European brilliance

Without surprise it is from the neighboring country where Darwin’s main observers appear Nunez. Barcelona and Real Madrid are, according to the Spanish press, the two colossi of European football that are watching the Uruguayan, who has also been giving letters to the service of his selection.

There were also reports from Italy that Manchester City is also keeping an eye on the games the Benfica forward plays. And this is not the least of all this ‘poster’ behind the 21-year-old footballer. After all, in 11 games for the team led by Jorge Jesús, Darwin has already scored five goals and scored another six.

And it is even in Europe where the Uruguayan international has come to the fore. In three meetings, Darwin scored four goals and made one assist. With these figures, the advanced Eagles has, on average, one goal every … 48 minutes.

Looking for the best time race

It was last year that Darwin Nunez reached the time more scorer up to this point. Despite his young age, at the service of Almeria, the Uruguayan scored 16 goals in 32 games. That is, easy to do accounts, one goal every two games.

In his first time outside Uruguay, from Peñarol, the now Benfica striker showed all his worth in the II Spanish League and showed that he clearly deserved other flights. The market brought him to Luz and now he is at the service of those incarnated who try to supplant the time held in 2019/20.

At this point, remember, Darwin Nunez is recovering from COVID-19-19 and it is not scheduled to line up this Monday in the match between Marítimo and Benfica, counting for the eighth day of the I League.