Darwin’s latest impressive display in pre-season can only help prolong his career in Liverpool.
The Uruguayan international will surely have made a significant impression on decision-makers in Anfield after having recorded a triple in the first half during the club’s last pre-season friend.
Liverpool is currently challenging one of the late doors with Stoke City at AXA. They lead 4-0 at halftime thanks to a goal from Darwin Nunez Hat and Rio Ngumoha. Florian Wirtz is participating.
– David Lynch (@davidlynchlf) July 20, 2025
Rio NGUMOHA and Federico Chiesa were the other scorers during a 5-0 victory against Stoke in a late doors on the doors arranged before the club left in Japan.
Carwin Nunez could stay in Liverpool this summer?
An exit from Liverpool is still not a guarantee for Nunez, despite the previous attempts of the Reds reported to sell the attacker to Napoli.
In the end, the Reds remained firm and faithful to their price, and the agreement in question collapsed.
This presents the men of Arne Slot with a new concern: who can exactly sell their n ° 9 this summer?
Saudi Arabia has often been triggered as a potential pretender for Darwin Nunez. Al-Hilal et al-Nassr, in particular, are clear admirers, according to agents to whom we have spoken with connections in Saudi clubs.
AC Milan and Barcelona are also considered to be admirers of the Uruguayan international. However, there will undoubtedly be serious concerns concerning the capacity of one or the other attire to respond to the financial requests of Liverpool.
Nunez could be a useful backup to Hugo Ekitike
It remains to be seen if the Reds have real plans to improve the 26 -year -old player in the current summer transfer window.
The interest for Alexander Isak of Newcastle remains unchanged – just like the clear position of the Magpies “without sale”. However, with the club to pay a figure around the 69 million pounds sterling for Hugo Ekitike, this raises the question of whether Liverpool will seek to splash around 120 million pounds approximately on the Swedish.
There are, after all, other clear priorities in the squad to be tackled – in particular, Luis Diaz should finish a potential movement in Bayern Munich.
In the meantime, the wait is that Ekitike will be Arne Slot’s first choice striker in the 2024/25 campaign.
On this basis, and even taking into account the difficulties of Nunez before the last goal, the former Hitman of Benfica remains a viable alternative.
Most of the big chance has failed by 90 in the last three Premier League seasons (3000+ minutes):
? 1.02 – Darwin Núñez
?? 0.93 – Erling Haaland
? 0.77 – Nicolas Jackson pic.twitter.com/pys6xxprs– whoscored (@whoscored) July 20, 2025
Nunez did not give up career in the Premier League
It should be noted that positive displays against Preston North End and Stoke City do not necessarily indicate that Nunez is ready to drop a season of 20 goals in the Premier League.
In addition, if Liverpool finally sees their price made before the window closed on September 1, it is likely that the footballer calls time on his career in Anfield.
Assuming that there is still an opportunity for the central striker to play a role in the 2025/26 campaign in Liverpool, however, his last pre-season displays tell the commentators a thing.
Darwin Nunez is not lacking in will or combat. Perhaps just enough to convince a pretender to take a shift in his services. Perhaps to tell the head coach Arne Slot that his race with Liverpool is not yet run.
