During the summer, two Premier League clubs are keeping an eye on Darwin Nunez, a star player for Liverpool, in anticipation of a possible transfer away from Anfield.
This season, Nunez has not been able to establish himself as a key player under Arne Slot’s coaching, and he has been increasingly removed from the starting eleven for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.
It is becoming increasingly likely that the Uruguayan will leave the club in the summer if the right offer is made to him. This season, he has only managed to score seven goals across all competitions.
Despite the fact that Diego Simeone is rumoured to be a fan of Nunez, two Premier League clubs have entered the race to acquire the former Benfica player. Nunez has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid previously.
The Carabao Cup champions are concerned that they might have to find a replacement for Alexander Isak this summer, and TeamTalk reports that both Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest are keeping an eye on Nunez’s situation.
If Nottingham Forest is able to secure a spot in the Champions League for the upcoming season, then Eddie Howe’s team will face competition from Nottingham Forest for Nunez’s signed contract.
According to the report, Nuno Espirito Santo is looking to fill the position of striker with a new player, despite the fact that Chris Wood is performing exceptionally well. Ademola Lookman and Viktor Gyokeres are also admirable candidates.
Slot, who has made it very clear what he expects from a number nine, would likely be pleased if Nunez were to leave Liverpool this summer. This would force Liverpool to add a striker to their roster, which would likely please Slot.
Slot explains what he is looking for from his No. 9 position.
According to statements made by the manager of Liverpool in February, he desires for all of his attackers to contribute to the team’s success by scoring goals and providing assists.
“‘Facilitator’ is a nice word, I didn’t know that one yet, and scoring goals himself – that is, once again, what we want to achieve after everything is said and done,” he emphasised.
In the end, you want goals to be scored by attackers as well as midfielders, and we have already discussed our attacking midfielder.
He continued by saying, “We need to get goals from a wide variety of positions, including centres backs who are also capable of scoring from set pieces.”
After that, Slot picked out the number nine position and insisted that assists will not be sufficient for him, and that his striker must also be a goal scorer on a regular basis.
“So, that’s what I just said, we are trying to work on the training ground and with the feedback we give them after the game to make the team better and better and better, and in the end, the No. 9 should be a facilitator, like a winger, but a winger and a No. 9 should also score goals,” he added. “We are trying to make everyone on the team better and better and better.”
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