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Liverpool fans hail club-record £85m capture of Darwin Nunez to Anfield as all-time Premier League goal-scorer Alan Shearer labels the deal a 'very good signing'

Fans and former players have lauded Liverpool's blockbuster signing of Benfica hitman Darwin Nunez, following the Uruguayan's £140,000-a-week move to Anfield on Tuesday.

The initial £64.1 million fee agreed between Liverpool and the Portuguese giants is expected to rise to an overall package in the region of £85 million, which would make Nunez a new club record signing.

The 22-year-old scored 34 times in 41 appearances with Benfica last campaign and is expected to add to the already-explosive firepower at Liverpool's disposal in attack.

Darwin Nunez joined Liverpool on Tuesday having scored 34 goals in 41 games last season

Jurgen Klopp has strengthened his frontline with the forward, who could cost up to u00a385 million

The Reds' previous transfer record came in 2018 when Virgil van Dijk signed from Southampton for £75 million.