Núñez joined Al-Hilal during the last summer transfer window, arriving from Liverpool for €53 million, but his form has been inconsistent in the first half of the current season.
The biggest crisis, however, came last February, when Al-Hilal’s coaching staff, led by Italian Simone Inzaghi, decided to drop him from the squad for the Roshen League in favour of French striker Karim Benzema.