Darwin Nunez would be ‘spectacular’ for Manchester United, insists Diego Forlan, as he urges Benfica star to choose ‘very cosy’ Old Trafford over transfer rivals including Arsenal (despite flopping there himself!)
Diego Forlan said Darwin Nunez moving to Manchester United would be ‘spectacular’ Ex-United forward Forlan said fellow Uruguayan Nunez would be ‘very cosy’ at Old TraffordNunez, 22, is a top transfer target after scoring 34 goals for Benfica this season
Uruguayan star striker Darwin Nunez has been urged by his countryman Diego Forlan to choose a ‘spectacular’ move to Manchester United over others vying for his signature, including Arsenal.
Nunez has been one of the breakout stars of this season in Europe, scoring an astonishing 34 goals in 40 appearances for Benfica.
Most notably, this has included six goals in the Champions League, with the 22-year-old spearheading Benfica’s run to the quarter-finals with goals against elite clubs Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Liverpool.
Diego Forlan (right) has urged fellow Uruguayan Darwin Nunez (left) to go to Manchester United
Nunez is set to become a major transfer target this summer and Forlan, an ex-Manchester United striker, said the youngster would do well to follow in his footsteps by switching to Old Trafford.
‘I think that he is a very good player, a good kid who is doing really well at Benfica and is enjoying a strong season,’ Forlan told Breaking the Lines.
‘It is not just the Portuguese league where he is doing well but in the Champions League too.
Nunez has had an outstanding season for Benfica, scoring 34 goals in 40 appearances so far
‘He is a player who has a lot of potential and he could fit in at Manchester United. But obviously, everyone needs to have patience, although he is…