Richard Hughes now ready to take shock Darwin Nunez call

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Richard Hughes now ready to take shock Darwin Nunez call

Darwin Nunez is in the midst of a career crisis - with Liverpool one of the teams linked with a rescue mission.

The outgoing Premier League champions sold Nunez to Al-Hilal last summer for an initial £46m. Nunez got off to a decent start in the Saudi Pro League but his club career has effectively been put on hold since February.

Al-Hilal signed Karim Benzema on a money-spinning deal - with Nunez being de-listed from the Riyadh giants’ domestic squad as a consequence.

Is Darwin Nunez worn out?​


The 27-year-old saw his place in the Uruguay squad come under threat as a result - with it now being claimed that head coach Marcelo Bielsa sees the former Reds’ No9 as “physically deteriorated”.

He has been restricted to bit-part roles at the World Cup and looks desperately short of match rhythm. Despite those shortcomings a deal for Nunez would be understandable for Richard Hughes and Liverpool.

As Al-Hilal are prepared to rip up his £400k per week contract Nunez would be coming with NO transfer fee. Given his familiarity with Anfield and his ability to cover centre-forward and left-wing this is a deal that comes with plenty of upsides.

Richard Hughes backs away from Nunez deal​


But according to a report in Football Insider the Liverpool sporting director is ready to turn his back on a Nunez reunion.

“Liverpool are not currently in the race to sign Darwin Nunez despite reports of their interest in re-signing him emerging in recent weeks,” the report reads.

“He is still believed to be attracting interest from the Premier League, but a shock return to Merseyside is not on the cards as it stands.”

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