DARWIN NUNEZ IS ATTRACTING STRONG INTEREST FROM CLUBS IN ITALY, SPAIN, AND SAUDI ARABIA DURING THIS SUMMER’S TRANSFER MARKET. AC MILAN, AL-HILAL, ATLETICO MADRID, AND NAPOLI HAVE ALL BEEN LINKED TO THE LIVERPOOL FORWARD.
THE FIRST OF THESE SIDES SOUGHT TO STRIKE A DEAL PRIOR TO THE CLUB WORLD CUP, BUT NO ACCORD WAS REACHED. LIVERPOOL ALSO TURNED DOWN A BID FROM THE SAUDI PRO LEAGUE BACK IN JANUARY. HOWEVER, CHANCES OF A SUMMER EXIT FOR NUNEZ ARE GROWING, WITH THOSE THREE TEAMS CONTINUING TO MONITOR HIM, IN ADDITION TO THE PERSISTENT INTEREST FROM THE GULF REGION. DESPITE THE LATTER, RECENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST NUNEZ WOULD RATHER REMAIN IN EUROPE.
ACCORDING TO THE MIRROR, NUNEZ HAS EXPRESSED THIS PREFERENCE, EVEN THOUGH THEY RECOGNIZE A MOVE TO SAUDI ARABIA WOULD LIKELY MEET MOST FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS. LIVERPOOL WOULD ALSO BE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE THEIR ASKING PRICE OF £70MILLION, A FEE THEY’RE APPARENTLY WILLING TO ACCEPT FOR THEIR NUMBER 9.
MEANWHILE, IN ITALY, SPORTS OUTLET LA GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT NOTES THAT THE HIGH PRICE TAG IS JUSTIFIED GIVEN HOW MUCH LIVERPOOL ORIGINALLY PAID BENFICA. ANY OFFER SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER £40MILLION IS CONSIDERED OUT OF THE QUESTION.
