Núñez has been hovering around the Anfield exit door all summer. The mercurial striker never established himself as a regular under Arne Slot after failing to live up to his hefty price tag, which could rise to as much as £85 million ($113 million), during two seasons with Jürgen Klopp.

Liverpool have reached a verbal agreement with Saudi club Al-Hilal about transferring Darwin Nunez, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The de