Liverpool transfer news: Reds 'compile dossier' on 'powerful' 18-year-old amid Darwin Nunez uncertainty

Liverpool are reportedly moving the regularisation implicit teenage Sheffield United striker Ryan One amid continued uncertainty implicit the aboriginal of Darwin Nunez.

Uruguay planetary Nunez has ne'er genuinely recovered his feet astatine Liverpool, who committed to perchance making him their astir costly signing of each clip erstwhile they struck an £85m statement with Benfica successful 2022.

Just two-and-a-half years later, Nunez is retired of favour nether Arne Slot, who has often preferred earthy left-winger Luis Diaz up front, and the erstwhile has been heavy linked with a determination to AC Milan.

Such reports are thought to beryllium wide of the mark, but Nunez does not look to person an contiguous aboriginal with Slot astatine the helm, and the Anfield succession program is seemingly already taking shape.

According to The Sun, Liverpool are 'compiling a dossier' connected Sheffield United starlet One, who is present a fully-fledged subordinate of the Blades' archetypal squad astatine conscionable 18 years old.

Who is Liverpool-linked striker Ryan One?

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The Scottish protege made his first-team debut for Sheffield United successful their 5-0 Premier League nonaccomplishment to Arsenal successful October 2023, and helium has since represented the nine connected 11 occasions successful total.

One scored his archetypal extremity for the Championship outfit against Bristol City connected November 5 and has besides earned 15 caps for the Scotland Under-19 side, registering 2 goals and 2 assists successful the process.

A 'powerful' centre-forward astatine 6ft 2in tall, One - formerly of the Hamilton Academical academy earlier joining the Blades successful 2023 - has besides been deployed arsenic a right-winger, left-winger and fig 10 successful the embryonic stages of his career.

Liverpool seemingly presumption One arsenic the carnal marksman that their onslaught is presently lacking, but Sheffield United volition request a premium interest for the teenager, who extended his declaration until 2029 implicit the summer.

Furthermore, it is unclear whether the Scotland younker planetary would spell consecutive into the archetypal squad astatine Liverpool oregon proceed his improvement successful the younker setup earlier making the step-up.

Is Nunez retired of chances astatine Liverpool?

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Having present had two-and-a-half seasons of Premier League football, Nunez cannot assertion that helium is inactive adapting to the demands of playing for Liverpool, particularly aft past season's eye-catching numbers.

The Uruguayan had a nonstop manus successful 31 goals successful 54 matches successful the 2023-24 run - 18 of his ain and 13 assists - but the cognition that helium is simply a wasteful striker blameworthy of missing gilt-edged chances ne'er went away.

A superior regression successful 2024-25 has seen Nunez lone find the backmost of the nett 5 times successful each competitions, and conscionable doubly successful 14 Premier League games, and helium has been culpable of immoderate of those aforementioned high-profile attacking blunders.

Many Reds fans are already astatine the extremity of their tether with the 25-year-old, who connected his time is simply a highly effectual chaos merchant, but for an archetypal £64m fee, you astatine slightest expect your big-money striker to decorativeness much chances than helium is.

A springtime revival appears improbable portion Diaz and Cody Gakpo are excelling up top, and it would not beryllium a daze to spot Liverpool entertain bids for Nunez erstwhile the summertime model opens.

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