In line with studies, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot could must ‘construct bridges’ with Darwin Nunez after he was ‘blocked’ from leaving ‘this week’.
Nunez has didn’t reside as much as expectations at Liverpool following his £64m transfer from Benfica through the 2022 summer season switch window.
The Uruguay worldwide has scored a number of important objectives for Liverpool, however he’s nonetheless fairly uncooked and is usually wasteful in entrance of objective.
Head coach Arne Slot is clearly not an enormous fan of the 25-year-old, who has solely made seven Premier League begins this season.
Nunez can cling his hat on scoring a match-winning late brace in Liverpool’s latest victory at Brentford, however it does really feel like his time within the Premier League is coming to an finish.
READ: 5 Premier League gamers fortunate to outlive the January switch window
The ahead has been closely linked with a transfer to the Saudi Professional League this month and it’s been claimed that the Reds have turned down a £70m offer.
Al Nassr have been mooted as a possible vacation spot for Nunez, however they turned their consideration to Jhon Duran and paid round £64m plus add-ons to signal the Colombia worldwide from Aston Villa.
According to The Sun, this has rubbed Nunez up the fallacious method as he ‘would have favored the prospect to talk to Al Nassr’.
Earlier than his ‘future is addressed in the summertime’, it’s claimed Slot is ‘going through a problem to rebuild bridges’ with Nunez after his exit was ‘blocked this week’.
MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365…
👉 ‘Sensational’ Salah replacement who Slot is ‘obsessed’ with ‘rejects’ summer move to Liverpool
👉 Carragher ‘worried’ as Liverpool ‘gamble’ could cost them Premier League title: ‘Frustrating’
👉 Best 20 footballers out of contract and available for free this summer
The report explains:
‘Slot faces a problem to construct bridges with Darwin Nunez after Liverpool blocked a big-money switch to Al Nassr this week.
‘The Saudi Professional League membership have been eager on Nunez earlier than finalising their £64million transfer for Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran, however Liverpool instructed them he was not on the market at any worth.
‘Nunez has been out of Liverpool’s beginning line-up for a lot of the season, and would have favored the prospect to talk to Al Nassr. It was reported Liverpool rejected an preliminary £70m supply from a Saudi membership earlier within the window.
‘The Uruguayan striker was disregarded of the squad for Liverpool’s Champions League defeat to PSV on Wednesday with Slot citing a minor sickness.
‘The 25-year-old was capable of prepare yesterday and has travelled to Bournemouth with the remainder of the squad forward of Saturday’s Premier League fixture.
‘He’s unlikely to start out the sport nonetheless, and his future at Anfield will probably be addressed in the summertime. Squad depth is essential because the Reds proceed to pursue glory on all 4 fronts throughout Slot’s first season in cost.’