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James Pearce says he’d be stunned if £65m player stayed at Liverpool now

Charles Jones

Sat 29 March 2025 8:55, UK

It could be a summer of high-profile departures at Liverpool come the end of the season.

Indeed, 🌌the Reds are in a strange position ♕heading into this summer.

Liverpool are s🐎et to become Premier League champions, but there’s a case to make that the squad needs a revamp.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is off to Real Madrid, while Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk’s fu🐽ture’s are also unclear.

Meanwhile, Liverpool also need a new left-back.

In terms of other departures, Caoimhin Kelleher has been linked wꩵith a move away, while Darwin Nunez could leave too.

Speaking on The Kop Council, James Pearce has been discussing Nunez’s future at Liverpool, and he says that he would be amazed if the Uruguayan was stil🅷l at Anfield next season.

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Darwin Nunez set to leave Liverpool

According to Pearce, 💧Nunez is set to leave Liverpool in the summer.

The journalist says he’d be shocked if Nunez was stil൲l at Anfi🏅eld next season, noting that Saudi clubs could well come in for him.

Nunez was linked with Saudi Arabia in January, and that deal could come back a💦round.

“Yeah I would expect Liv🐻erpool to be signing a centre-forward this summer. You know, I would be amazed if Darwin Nunez was still at Anfield come the start of next season,” Pearce said.

“It’s going to be interesting toꦇ see whether the Saudi interest raises its head again regarding Nunez. We know that an intermediary contacted Liverpool in January to find out if a deal is possible and Liverpool were adamant that it was a🌜 straight no.”

Darwin Nunez stats for Liverpool

It’s something of a shame to see Nunez on the brink of leaving Anfield, because it does feel l🏅ike there’s a lot of unfinished business here.

The Uruguayan has been a very enigmatic p🌠layer since arriving on Merseyside.

In the eyes of some, Nunez is a striker with massive potential and his size, strenꦑgth and speed make him a potentially world-class striker.

However, others have criticised Nunez for his profligacy, and ins🌌ist he will never be good enough at the top ⛎level.

Ultimately, the numbers don’t lie, and the stats show that Nunez hasn’t lived up to🤪 his £65๊m pricetag.

Who knows? Pe♎rhaps Nunez could thrive elsewhere, but, for now, i𓆉t would appear that this chapter of the South American’s career is coming to a close.