Advisor Turki Al-Sheikh, head of the Entertainment Authority, celebrates the success of his Spanish club Almería to set a good example of how to invest in sports.
After rising from Almería from the Spanish second division to La Liga this season to become second division champions, Al-Sheikh has benefited financially, estimated at around €20m, from Uruguayan Darwin Neuner’s move from Benfica to Liverpool, England.
Liverpool have reached an agreement with Benfica to sign Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez for €80m in addition to an additional €20m, bringing the deal to €100m, surpassing the record Liverpool paid Southampton of around 90 million dollars. include Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk in 2018.
Nunes, who will celebrate his 23rd birthday on June 26, joined Benfica in the summer of 2020 from Almería, Spain, then playing in the second division, for €24m on a contract.
Al-Sheikh’s success in managing sports investments was that he included a clause in the contract for the transfer of the player to Benfica, stipulating that the Almería club would receive 20% if Nunez’s contract was re-sold, which happened with the transfer of the Uruguayan player to Liverpool. .
Nunez has had a remarkable performance this season with Benfica, especially against Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final despite Benfica’s elimination (1-3 in the first leg in Lisbon and 3-3 in the second leg in Liverpool).
Nunez scored 47 goals and provided 16 assists in 84 games in the red jersey of the Lisbon Eagles, which bear the title of Benfica.
