Mané-Darwin-Lewandowski, the domino effect that plays in favor of Barça

The transfer market is a domino effect: for a chip to move, another must first move. While Barça has made the word ‘lever’ fashionable to reactivate its economy, its main objective in the transfer chapter, Robert Lewandowski, you have already done everything on your part to activate your own ‘lever’. The continuous messages to Bayern from the Golden Boot making it clear that, one season after fulfilling his contract, he feels the need to leave Munich after eight years there, it is not known if they will soften the resistance of the Bavarian club, but for now they have shaken the market , implying the names of Sadio Mané y Darwin Nunez with Bayern and Liverpool.

Despite not being a striker with the same characteristics as Lewandowski, Bayern have Mané in their sights. Three years younger than the Polish striker, the Senegalese also ends his contract with his current club, Liverpool. 48 hours ago, The Times reported that the Anfield club rejected Bayern’s first offer for Mané, of 26 million fixed euros and another four in variables.

Sadio Mané wants to leave Liverpool

Sadio Mané wants to leave Liverpool

Jan Kruger

According to the journalist Fabrizio RomanoLiverpool have not rested on their laurels either and are willing to offer 80 million euros plus variables for Darwin Núñez, a 22-year-old Uruguayan striker who has a contract with Benfica until 2025 and which is also of interest to Manchester United. The former forward of Almeria has a crush on Jürgen Klopp, technical ‘network’. After the match between Liverpool and Benfica in the quarterfinals of the 2021-2022 Champions League, Klopp described Darwin Núñez very highly. “He is physically strong, fast and calm in front of the goalkeeper. His battles with Konaté have been tough. If he doesn’t have injuries, he will have a great career ahead of him. He is ‘top’, ‘top’. Another one from Uruguay! ”, He extolled.

Lisbon (Portugal), 17/04/2022.- Benfica's Darwin Nunez celebrates after scoring the 0-1 lead during the Portuguese First League soccer match, between Sporting and Benfica held at Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, 17 April 2022. (Lisboa) EFE/EPA/TIAGO PETINGA

Darwin Nunez, scorer for Benfica

EFE

Lewandowski, meanwhile, has spent days launching messages for Bayern to be “reasonable”, at first with a more vehement tone and in recent hours, more conciliatory. At the moment, Bayern continues to maintain that it has its Golden Boot for next season, although at the same time its market movements around Mané and other strikers transcend. Meanwhile, Barça is struggling to activate its famous ‘levers’ to make its great summer dream come true, signing Lewandowski. It will be necessary to see if everything fits, but what is beginning to be evidence is that the pieces are already moving.

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