Liverpool make Darwin Nunez transfer U-turn with message on potential exit

Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is among a handful of players who are expected to leave the club this summer with two big Serie A clubs weighing up a move for the frontman

Liverpool are said to be willing to accept an offer in the region of €60million (£51m) to sell Darwin Nunez this summer - just months after they rejected a more lucrative proposal for the striker from Saudi Arabia.

Nunez, 25, is expected to leave Anfield after a disappointing campaign in front of goal for the newly minted Premier League champions. And there have already been discussions over a potential move away, according to reports elsewhere.

The Uruguay international is known to have suitors in the Middle East with Al-Nassr making a £60m bid for the frontman back in January, only to be rebuffed.

Interest in Nunez from the Saudi Pro League has resurfaced this summer but the former Benfica man has no interest in making such a move at this stage of his career.

Fortunately for Nunez, he also his suitors in Italy with AC Milan and Napoli both keen on a deal for the striker, who Corriere dello Sport claim is now valued at €60m.

Liverpool's current valuation of Nunez, which is similar to the initial fee they paid for him before add-ons back in the summer of 2022, indicates a softening of their stance in regards to selling their No.9, who they were understandably reluctant to lose mid-season.

The Reds have also set their sights on signing a new striker of their own this summer with Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike a target. But with a club-record £116m deal for Florian Wirtz in the works, outgoings will likely be needed to finance a move for the Frenchman.

After starting just eight Premier League games under Arne Slot last season, Nunez is ready to pursue a move this summer to get his career back on track.

And though it remains to be seen if a move to Serie A would appeal to Nunez, a move to either side would allow him to continue playing at an elite level in Europe.

Slot praised Nunez for playing his role in the Reds title bid and not throwing his toys out of the pram despite his lack of league starts, saying: “I don’t know exactly what is going to happen. One of the main strengths we had this season is that everybody accepted his role.

“And his role sometimes could be to start every single game, hardly be taken off, sometimes be taken off. It could be sometimes not starting every single game, sometimes not playing hardly minutes.”