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Liverpool CONFIRM the signing of Benfica striker Darwin Nunez for a club-record £85m fee... with the Uruguayan striker agreeing a six-year deal on £140,000-a-week at Anfield

Liverpool have smashed their transfer record after finally announcing the £85million signing of Benfica forward Darwin Nunez.

The 22-year-old Uruguay international has joined the Reds in a deal that includes a £64m fee up front with add-ons taking the deal to £85m.

The overall package therefore surpasses the £75m figure Liverpool paid to Southampton for Virgil van Dijk ahead of the 2018 January transfer window.

Nunez has agreed to a six-year deal on £140,000-a-week at Anfield and passed a medical on Merseyside on Tuesday.

Eagle-eyed cameras caught Nunez being driven into Liverpool's AXA Training Centre shortly before 10am on Tuesday as he completed the final formalities of the deal.