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Liverpool transfer news: Nunez homecoming gathers pace
Liverpool transfer news: A claim doing the rounds on social media this week has got Anfield buzzing again. Journalist Martin Charquero posted that Darwin Nunez is heading back to Liverpool. He stressed nothing official will land just yet, though. Why the delay? The lad is currently locked in with Uruguay, preparing for the FIFA World Cup 2026, and doesn’t want the noise around a transfer pulling focus from the pitch.
It is not coming from nowhere, mind. Reports suggest Liverpool have been offered the chance to bring Nunez back without paying a fee. The club is weighing up its options following a long-term injury to Hugo Ekitike. Nunez reportedly became a free agent after mutually ending his deal with Al-Hilal. He only made the move to Saudi Arabia last year before Karim Benzema’s arrival pushed him out of the squad. Cue chaos on Liverpool’s timeline. Fans are flipping between absolute delight and total bafflement.
Why Iraola might actually want this?
Right, here is my take. On paper, this looks like a punt born out of desperation. Scratch beneath the surface, though. It makes more sense than people give it credit for. Ekitike is out until the New Year, Alexander Isak cannot stay fit for long stretches, and that leaves Liverpool short of a genuine centre-forward for big chunks of the season. Add in the left-wing void since Luis Diaz departed, plus the Cody Gakpo exit rumours doing the rounds, and suddenly a forward who can plug both gaps starts looking dead useful.
What really swings it for me is the fit with Iraola’s football. Nunez thrives on chaos, constant running, taking risks, and never switching off. That suits Iraola’s approach far better than it ever suited Slot’s more structured Dutch style. Sure, his finishing was wasteful the first time around. That low conversion rate haunted him.
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But a free transfer for a player who knows the dressing room, the city, the badge? Zero risk financially, even if the goals dry up again. Given the turbulent season Liverpool have endured, and Iraola’s rebuild starting from a position of needing bodies up front fast, re-signing Nunez isn’t sentimental nonsense. It is shrewd business dressed up as nostalgia.
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