The 85 million man is gone-and leaves questions

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Until the Signing of Florian Wirtz This Summer, Darwin Nunez Was FC Liverpool’s Record Transfer. Now, AT 26, He’s Heading to the Desert. A Move that Raises Questions.

The Parallels are striking. Right in his debut in the Friendly Match Against FC Aarau, Darwin Nunez Scored for his New Club al-Hilal. Shortly Before the End, The Uruguayan Marked the 6: 0 Final Score. In the following test Against Waldhof Mannheim (3: 2), Nunez Added his Next Goal.

The Attacker So Started Promisingly at FC Liverpool in 2022. The first goal on his Competitive Debut in the English Supercup Against Manchester City was Followed by a goal and an assist in the Premier League Opener Against Fulham. But his Home Debut a Week Later Against Crystal Palace Ended Prematurely with a red card after a headbutt.

Darwin Nunez experienced ups and downs at FC Liverpool

Darwin Nunez Experience Highs and Lows at FC Liverpool

As in his first Weeks, Nunez Oscillated Between Extremes In his Three Years on Merseyside. After his Departure to the Desert, The Questions Arise: What Remains of the Former Liverpool Record Man? And why the Move to Saudi Arabia at the Age of 26?

“A cult hero, a flop – or Both?”

“Misses, Clashes and Late Goals,” The Guardian Titled Nunez’s “Eventful” Time in Liverpool. And the BBC Asked: “What he a cult hero, a flop – or Both?”

It remains ambivalent. Measured Against the Expectation that his signing in 2022 aroused, his record is disappointing overall.

AS A Reminder: The Reds Then Transfered the Record Sum of 85 million euros to Benfica Lisbon. ONLY Florian Wirtz, Who was Brought from Leverkusen for 125 million euros and recently Celebrated, Replaced Nunez This Summer as The Club’s Most Expensive Player in History.

For this, 40 goals in 143 games is a manageable quota for an Attacker. The Uruguayan Shot Himelf Into the Hearts of the fans with Decisive Last-Minute Goals. Hey scored Three Times In Stopage Time Since Joining The Premier League, No Other Player Has Done So More Often in that time.

For Carragher, Nunez Was “Captain Chaos”

But on the other hand, Missed Big Chanances Repeatedly Made Him a Laughing Stock on Social Media. The Experts Worked on Him. Liverpool Icon Jamie Carragher Once Called Him “Captain Chaos” and Predicted his Imminent Departure at the End of Last Year.

“I’m not sure he’ll be here next year,” Carragher Said on the overlap . “I Think He’ll Probably Move on. He’s more like a cult hero Because He’s a bit crazy and likes to run around, but he’s better than origi.”

While Divock Origi Became A fan Favorite as a Noble Backup, Nunez Polarized Regardless of his Last-Minute Heroic Deeds.

Jürgen Klopp (right) in conversation with Darwin Nunez

Jürgen Klopp (right) in Conversation with Darwin Nunez

Jürgen Klopp Once Advocated for Nunez’s Signing and So Saw Him as a Long-Term Project. But Successor Arne Slot Eventual Lost Patience with the offensive Man.

Nunez Strained Slot’s nerves

Nunez is a striker that you have to use in A Certain Way, slot explained in the course of the season and addressed the problem: “He is very fast, but unfertunately mostly play very.”

You Couldn’t Deny Nunez’s Commitment and Will On The Pitch, But The Yield was Meaffer. In the Past Championship Season in the Premier League, he was only in the staring eleven eight time. He scored five goals and Three Assists.

With Missed Chanances, He Strained the Nerves of his Coach. “Players Miss Chanances – I Can Accept That,” Slot Said Aft a Missed Opportunity Earlier This Year In The Game Against Aston Villa: “What I Could Hardly Accept Was Behaety Athlety. By Behaver I Mean That Her That Hea Darwin, Who Puts Himelfy Into IT and Helps the Team. “

For Liverpool, The Deal Remains A Loss-Making Business. Up to 55 million euros in transfer fees are to flow. For Nunez Himelfa, The Move Pays Off Financialy. His annual salary is Said to be a staggering 24 million euros.

Will Bielsa drop niterez?

From A Sporting Point of View, However, He is Gambling Away His International Career in his mid-20s. In his home country, the next nomination for the national team is Eagerly Awaited.

Accord to Reports from Uruguay, Coach Marcelo Bielsa Has Already Told His Players that He does not approve of them moving to less competitive lesses search as the Saudi pro League.

Nunez Himelf Found Conciliatatory and Emotional Words After His Departure from England. “I Leave Full of Gratude from the Bottom of My Heart,” He wrote in his Farewell Post. “Thank you for the love of the audience, who never let me down and always supported me – in Good Times and in Bad.”

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