Darwin Nunez in transfer limbo as Liverpool price tag could force move for cheaper alternative

Liverpool’s hopes of offloading Darwin Nunez this summertime may person conscionable deed a roadblock.

The striker looks apt to beryllium 1 of a fig of players sold by the Reds this summertime arsenic Arne Slot and Richard Hughes overhaul the Premier League title-winning squad. Jarell Quansah already looks to beryllium heading to Bayer Leverkusen, portion the likes of Federico Chiesa and Luis Diaz person besides been linked with departures.

Having gone large aboriginal successful the transportation window, with the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez already taking the nine good past the $200 cardinal mark, Liverpool volition beryllium eager to recoup immoderate wealth implicit the coming weeks, particularly if it inactive has its eyes connected further additions aboriginal successful the window.

Nunez volition beryllium 1 of the players expected to fetch a decent instrumentality for the Reds, adjacent if it has to instrumentality a deed connected interest paid to Benfica 3 years ago. Reports successful Italy though are suggesting Napoli is trying to speech Liverpool down adjacent much than it would like.

According to Corriere dello Sport, a $71 cardinal terms tag has been acceptable by Liverpool - which itself is little than the $95 cardinal asking terms that has been antecedently reported - but that fig is proving excessively precocious for Napoli.

As such, the Serie A champion is looking astatine Lorenzo Lucca arsenic an alternative, with the Udinese guardant valued astatine astir $35M.

There is inactive anticipation for Liverpool, though it’s claimed Napoli volition instrumentality 48 hours to determine whether to support pursuing Nunez, during which clip it volition anticipation the Reds volition trim the Uruguayan’s asking price.

Nunez and his cause are said to privation the determination to Italy, though Napoli’s reluctance to conscionable Liverpool’s demands mightiness good forestall him from getting his wish.

Liverpool.com says: It mightiness beryllium trickier to offload Nunez than expected. Unlike Quansah oregon possibly Diaz, clubs elsewhere volition beryllium afloat alert Liverpool wants to offload the Uruguayan, which volition marque negotiations a small trickier.

The Reds are going to person to determine what the lowest terms it volition judge for Nunez is this summer, bearing successful caput helium is inactive 26, and strikers successful wide bid much wealth different players.

$71M seems a much than tenable magnitude to demand, and Napoli is apt conscionable trying to enactment the unit connected Liverpool.

The occupation is, if Nunez does person his bosom acceptable connected a determination to Napoli, past that volition besides enactment successful Napoli’s favor. That shouldn’t deter Liverpool from trying to get what it feels is his existent value, but it whitethorn good person to enactment quickly, oregon crook its attraction to different options.

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