Darwin Nunez has been expected to leave Liverpool all summer having fallen out of favour under Arne Slot and Al-Hilal have come to the negotiating table with an offer that could land the Uruguayan
Darwin Nunez is now in talks with Al-Hilal as he edges closer to leaving Liverpool. The clubs have yet to come to an agreement on a transfer fee but it is now expected to move quickly once that is finalised and could come as early as today should the Uruguay striker agree to move to the Middle East.
Simeone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal and AC Milan are both keen on him but it is the Saudi club which is making moves as the Serie A outfit stands still.
Al-Hilal are currently at a training camp in Germany and willing to pay around £50million. Napoli have been previously interested but were put off by the asking price. Liverpool remain tight-lipped on the matter and there is still a chance he is part of Sunday’s squad for the Community Shield.
Al-Nassr tried to sign Nunez at the end of the January window but Liverpool would not sell during the season as they chased glory in the Premier League and Champions League.
Liverpool agreed a deal worth £85m on Nunez in the summer of 2022. It was an initial £65m and the player has not triggered all of the add-ons from the deal with Benfica.
Jurgen Klopp wanted to sign Nunez in 2022 after he impressed against the club for the Portuguese side in the Champions League and they beat Manchester United to his signature.
But he has failed to be a clinical finisher in the Premier League and Arne Slot could not unlock his potential with just seven goals last season. Harvey Elliott, who is being chased by RB Leipzig, and Federico Chiesa are also expected to leave along with Nunez this summer.
The Reds have already sold Jarell Quansah, Caiomhin Kelleher, Tyler Morton, Luis Diaz and Nat Phillips while they got £8m to allow Trent Alexander-Arnold join Real Madrid a month before his contract expired to raise over £150m.
Slot continues to eye up a move for Newcastle's Alexander Isak with the Swede not training with the first-team at the Magpies. Any move will leave Liverpool needing to break the British-transfer record for the second time in a single transfer window.