Speak of Saudi Arabian curiosity in Darwin Nunez seems to have been reliable, with a dependable supply reporting one membership was prepared to supply a ridiculous wage.
Nunez just isn’t anticipated to depart Liverpool within the winter switch window, however there definitely appears to be curiosity within the divisive No. 9.
Whereas claims of a particular bid from the Saudi Professional League had been dismissed by sources on Merseyside, that was not the case with experiences of curiosity from the Center East.
In keeping with the Telegraph‘s Mike McGrath, in a wider report on bids from Saudi Arabia – together with for Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran – Al-Hilal had been able to make a suggestion for Nunez this month.
Extremely, McGrath experiences that Al-Hilal – considered one of 4 golf equipment owned by the nation’s Public Funding Fund – had been ready to pay “round £29 million per 12 months” to signal the Uruguayan.
That equates to an unbelievable £558,000 every week which, earlier than or after tax, could be an eye-watering enhance on his wage at Liverpool – considered nearer to £120,000 every week.
Nonetheless there seems no want for Liverpool to promote nor for the participant to depart mid-season, although extra hypothesis over a swap to AC Milan suggests Nunez’s representatives could have been exploring his potentialities.
It appears truthful to say that if the membership had been to obtain a big supply for his or her No. 9 they might be open to discussing a sale.
Nunez stays Liverpool’s club-record signing, with nearly all of the £85 million package deal agreed in 2022 now having been paid to Benfica, however his position in Arne Slot‘s squad doesn’t replicate that.
Whereas there’s a optimistic temper across the ahead following his match-winning brace towards Brentford, the truth is that he has not carried out with the consistency required.
An £85 million striker would fairly be anticipated to be among the many main goalscorers not solely within the Premier League however throughout Europe, however to this point this season Nunez has scored six and assisted 4 in 28 appearances.
Whether or not Saudi curiosity in Nunez will resurface in the summertime, or even perhaps earlier than the tip of the winter window on February 3, stays to be seen.
However the reality Al-Hilal had been reportedly prepared to pay upwards of half 1,000,000 a 12 months in wages alone exhibits that the spending energy within the Center East has not pale together with the general public curiosity within the Saudi Professional League.
