In the summer of 2022, Uruguayan international Darwin Nunez moved from Benfica to Liverpool. In his first season with the club, he had a difficult season as he struggled to play as a center forward and was criticized for his inability to make the right decisions, but this season has seen improvements in both areas.
Since the beginning of this year, he has reached double digits in both goals and assists, and continues to grow as a forward. His passionate style of play has endeared him to the supporters, and his ability to press hard from the front has also won people’s hearts.
The striker, who is hot for better or worse, is said to be a favorite of Chelsea’s sporting director, Paul Winstanley, and the club made inquiries to Liverpool in the transfer market last summer to explore the possibility of acquiring him, The Times reported.
Liverpool immediately rejected the offer, not wanting to let go of the 24-year-old forward, who was brought in as part of a generational change from their strongest front three.
Chelsea has reinforced its attackers, including Christopher Enkunku and Nicolas Jackson, but there appears to be no limit to its financial resources. Despite having midfielders such as Enso Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, who have spent more transfer fees than any other player in Premier League history, their chances of qualifying for next season’s Champions League are sky-high.
No matter how much money is piled up, Liverpool will never make the decision to let go of the Uruguayan international. Nor would they choose the folly of handing over their main man to a rival Premier League team, so the reinforcements that the London club’s sporting director would like to see are not going to happen.
In an England that is becoming more and more financially strained every year, it is doubtful that Chelsea will be able to reinforce its squad as it has in the past. In any case, it seems unlikely that the future will follow the route chosen by former Spanish international Fernando Torres.