Liverpool transfer news: Attacker to return to Anfield after World Cup?

Darwin Nunez has been linked with a astonishment instrumentality to Liverpool conscionable a twelvemonth aft leaving Anfield for Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Hilal.

Uruguayan writer Juan Pablo Romero claimed connected Monday that Nunez has already agreed a determination backmost to Merseyside, with an authoritative announcement expected aft the World Cup.

The 26-year-old joined Al-Hilal successful a £46m woody past summertime and went connected to registry 9 goals and 5 assists successful 24 appearances crossed each competitions.

However, Nunez reportedly fell unfortunate to the Saudi Pro League's foreign-player restrictions and recovered himself surplus to requirements pursuing the accomplishment of Karim Benzema.

Darwin Nunez: Is the striker coming backmost to Anfield? 

Romero suggested on Minuto 1 Nunez's instrumentality to Liverpool is already progressing down the scenes.

The writer added that immoderate announcement would beryllium delayed until aft the World Cup, with the Uruguay planetary keen to debar distractions during the tournament.

The speculation rapidly gathered traction among Liverpool supporters, but those claims person since been firmly played down.

Fabrizio Romano explained on YouTube that sources adjacent to Nunez person dismissed the reports arsenic "not true", insisting determination is presently "nothing ongoing" betwixt the striker and his erstwhile club.

Nunez has besides been linked with moves to River Plate and Fenerbahce successful caller weeks, and an exit from Al-Hilal appears progressively likely.

Should Liverpool re-sign Darwin Nunez? 

Liverpool's request for attacking extent has grown aft Hugo Ekitike suffered a superior Achilles wounded that is expected to sideline him for the opening months of the caller campaign.

Alexander Isak is acceptable to spearhead the attack, but his past wounded grounds means the Reds whitethorn inactive look to fortify their options successful the last third.

Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa are some susceptible of operating done the middle, though neither player's semipermanent aboriginal astatine Anfield appears wholly certain.

Nunez scored 40 goals successful 143 appearances during his erstwhile spell with Liverpool, but unless a woody tin beryllium struck connected favourable terms, a instrumentality to Anfield inactive feels improbable contempt the latest speculation.