ARSENAL have been told they missed a trick by not considering a move for Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez this summer, as the Reds striker is now making the move to Saudi Arabia after the Merseysiders agreed to let him leave.
Nunez has been in the headlines alot over the past few weeks, as there has been constant speculation that he is a player that Arne Slot is ready to let leave, but not many offers actually arrived for the forward.
However – The Uruguayan looks set to leave Liverpool this summer to join Al-Hilal for an initial £46m fee after the Reds brought in Hugo Ekitike earlier in the window, But Dean Saunders believes the 26-year-old could well have been worth a gamble for the likes of Arsenal or Man United, despite finishing last season with just five league goals.
‘Nunez, he’s up for grabs. Would you rather not have Nunez than Sesko and Gyokeres?’ Saunders told talkSPORT.
‘They paid a lot of money for them, and I thought, ‘he’s up for grabs.’ I would take a chance on him.
Saunders added: ‘He’s got every finish in his locker, both feet, headers, he’s gone round the keeper, he’s slotted the keeper, he’s chipped the keeper, he’s scored from distance.
‘We’ve seen him do every finish, but somehow he manages to conjure up a miss – I don’t know how many times he hit the post and the crossbar last season.
‘There’s definitely a player in there, you look at him and think, ‘what a handful he is to play against.’
‘He scored a lot of goals for Benfica in his second season and a couple of seasons ago he got 20-odd for Liverpool.
‘I wouldn’t be surprised if Nunez goes somewhere else and scores 20 goals next season.’
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