Liverpool to bank £46m as Darwin Nunez agrees huge Saudi contract

Darwin Nunez is on the brink of completing a move to Saudi side Al-Hilal from Liverpool. The Uruguay striker, 26, is set to jet out to Germany where the Saudi Pro League outfit are currently training and undergo a medical once the terms are all finalised.

Simeone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal have beaten AC Milan to his signature as they close in on a deal worth an initial £46million but rising well beyond £50m.

Nunez is set to earn around £400,000-per-week at the PIF-backed club. The departure of Nunez is likely to see Liverpool press ahead with their plans to sign another forward with Newcastle striker Alexander Isak their top target.

They've agreed to spend up to £79m on Hugo Ekitike but he can play in different positions across the front three while Nunez is following Luis Diaz out the door. The Reds also tragically lost Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident last month.

Al-Nassr tried to sign Nunez at the end of the January window but Liverpool would not sell during the season as they chased glory in the Premier League and Champions League.

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Liverpool agreed a deal worth £85m on Nunez in the summer of 2022. It was an initial £65m and the player has not triggered all of the add-ons from the deal with Benfica.

Jurgen Klopp wanted to sign Nunez in 2022 after he impressed against the club for the Portuguese side in the Champions League and they beat Manchester United to his signature.

But he has failed to be a clinical finisher in the Premier League and Arne Slot could not unlock his potential with just seven goals last season. Harvey Elliott, who is being chased by RB Leipzig, and Federico Chiesa are also expected to leave along with Nunez this summer.

The Reds have already sold Jarell Quansah, Caiomhin Kelleher, Tyler Morton, Diaz and Nat Phillips while they got £8m to allow Trent Alexander-Arnold join Real Madrid a month before his contract expired to raise over £150m.

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