Benfica boss Nelson Verissimo has accepted that Arsenal target Darwin Nunez will be allowed to leave the club this summer.
A host of European giants, including Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are reportedly tracking the young Uruguayan striker due to his tally of 31 goals in 36 games so far this season. West Ham failed with a £60million bid in January.
Nunez will face Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, hoping to spearhead a dramatic Anfield comeback having scored in the first leg last week.
The match could prove to be his last European outing with Benfica, as Verissimo discussed the reality his club faces in the summer transfer market.
“It's the law of the market,” he told reporters on Tuesday.
“Obviously players like Darwin, and the best players, the idea would be to keep them all, but we are in a competitive market, in which clubs need capital for their daily management.
“At the end of the season, if he has to go, we have to accept it.
“It's the law of realising that there are stronger markets and because of that there are players that we cannot keep. Benfica is no exception to that.”
