Liverpool received two bids for a key player during the January transfer window, but no deal was completed.
The Reds are currently preparing for the Merseyside derby against Everton, which will be played at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening.
They are six points ahead of second-place Arsenal, and a win over their city rivals would increase the gap to nine.
For the most part, since Arne Slot joined the club ahead of the 2024/25 season, things have gone extremely well.
Slot’s team breezed through the 36-team Champions League group stage and finished first in the table, ensuring automatic qualification to the round of 16.
They defeated Spurs 4-1 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semi-finals last week, but suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat to Championship side Plymouth in the FA Cup fourth round.
Despite their near-perfect record on the pitch, fans will be concerned that Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contracts will expire at the end of the season.
However, there was another player who could have left the club during the January transfer window.
Darwin Nunez was the subject of two bids from Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, according to Fabrizio Romano of GiveMeSport.
The team submitted to “Liverpool two official proposals for Nunez as a big target to join the club for the number 9 position needed by head coach Stefano Pioli to play next to Cristiano Ronaldo” .
According to the report, the second bid was “in excess of €75 million (£62.5 million) plus add-ons,” which is comparable to the fee for Jhon Duran’s transfer from Aston Villa to Al-Nassr.
Romano explained that talks were “advanced,” but no deal was reached because Liverpool felt they “didn’t have time” to find a replacement for Nunez, 25.
The Uruguayan joined Liverpool for a club record fee of £85 million in June 2022, but he has yet to repay his high price, prompting speculation that he may leave the club.
The 25-year-old has made 32 appearances this season, scoring six goals and assisting five others, but he has been overshadowed by Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, and Luis Diaz in Liverpool’s attack.
