There are dark clouds over the future of Uruguayan international Darwin Nunez at Anfield.
A change in role under the Arne Slot regime has meant that his playing time has decreased, his goal tally has dropped and he has not been able to establish himself as much as he did last season.
This winter, Saudi Arabia are said to have presented a formal offer, but Liverpool refused to sell the 25-year-old striker when they felt they could not secure a replacement. The possibility of a trip to the Middle East is still festering, but Atletico Madrid and AC Milan have also expressed interest.
Fabrizio Romano, an Italian journalist, claims that the Uruguayan attacker will be a hot property in the transfer market this summer, with those close to the player exploring all options.
“We expect Darwin Nunez to be one of the names to watch in the summer, and there is movement. The movements have already started around Darwin Nunez, who is now in an important moment of the season with Liverpool.”
“According to my information, Darwin was already very open to joining Al Nassr in January. He was ready to say yes to Saudi, ready to say yes to the project and then Liverpool decided to keep him in the current squad and not change anything.”
“There was no player available in January in terms of their own transfer targets. They have a list for the summer but those players weren’t available, so Liverpool decided against investing money in a player they didn’t 100% trust in January and to wait for the summer.”
“Now let’s see what happens with Darwin. European clubs, Saudi clubs and more [are interested]. There will be movement. My sources keep telling me that the expectation is for Darwin to leave Liverpool in the summer transfer window. There is already some movement now, with people close to the player exploring all the possibilities.”
“Let me mention that Darwin is super serious and super professional, working hard to help Liverpool win the Premier League.”
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The 25-year-old striker, who is in his third season, has not improved his English much and might be more comfortable living in Spain or Latin Italy, where his mother tongue is spoken.
And in terms of salary alone, there is no league that can compare with Saudi Arabia.
So will Darwin Nunez achieve more results at Anfield or start a new career at another club…?