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Darwin Nunez will soon leave Liverpool to move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal(Image: 2025 Liverpool FC)

Darwin Nunez's move from Liverpool to Al-Hilal will bank one of his former clubs another huge windfall.

His first senior club Penarol, who he joined in 2014 and are based in his home country Uruguay, have profited immensely from his moves across Europe.

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In 2019, a 20-year-old Nunez made his first move to Europe when he joined La Liga side Almeria.



Benfica were so impressed with his performances in Spain, they forked out around £21.7m to take him to Portugal.

As a result, Penarol received 20% of the fee, equivalent to around £4.34m.

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El Observador report how Penarol were then still entitled to a sum of money when Liverpool decided to sign Nunez in the summer of 2022.

Darwin Nunez's former club Penarol have banked a king's ransom from his career(Image: JORGE BERNAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Liverpool, who were managed by Jurgen Klopp at the time, signed him for an initial £65m, with potential add-ons taking the deal up to £85m.

As a result of the move, Penarol received approximately £3m due to their shrewdness when he joined Almeria.

The Reds were savvy themselves, as not all of the aforementioned add-ons had to be paid.

Slot's decision not to start him in one more Premier League game for the Merseysiders last season reportedly prevented one of the clauses from being met, saving Liverpool an estimated £4.3m.

Despite not having him at the club since 2019, Penarol still hold around 3% of any transfer fee Liverpool made from him.

When his move to Saudi goes through, they are set to receive around £1.34m from the deal.

Nunez's moves across Europe have been invaluable to his childhood club(Image: 2022 Liverpool FC)

In total, they have earned around £15.62m from Nunez, 26, over the years.
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