Latest developments
- AC Milan want to sign Darwin Nunez from Liverpool.
- Arne Slot is not happy with the Uruguayan's output this season.
- Liverpool are in the market for a new centre-forward.
Whisper+ analysis
Authenticity (2/5): Fee suggested by fan site
Darwin Nunez has fallen down the pecking order at Liverpool, and AC Milan are frontrunners to offer him a way out of Anfield, either in January or in the summer.
This news is being reported by teamtalk.com, who cite a Milan news account on X as they claim an offer has been offered.
Value (3.5/5): Around half what Reds paid
Never quite living up to the £85 million Liverpool spent on him in 2022, Nunez has shown flashes of brilliance, if too inconsistently.
If he can find his form, then the £41.5 million that Milan are said to have offered is a decent price for a 25-year-old who has averaged one goal in every three matches while in England.
Suitability (4/5): Can be useful for Conceicao
A fair few strikers who have struggled to hit the heights in England have found the going easier in Italy, despite the league's defensive reputation.
Able to play through the middle or out wide, he is likely to find a home in the Milan side, no matter the formation preferred by new boss Sergio Conceicao.
Upgrade (3.5/5): Different kind of striker
Nunez has the ability to shake up Milan's season, with the Rossoneri languishing in eighth, with 26 goals scored in 17 league matches.
Neither Alvaro Morata nor Tammy Abraham have therefore been in blistering form, making this the right time for Nunez to go in and impress the new manager, and being a different kind of forward to the other two will help.
Logic (4/5): Limited chances under Slot
Liverpool are said to be in the market for a new striker, with Marcus Thuram and Alexander Isak preferred. With one of them potentially coming in and Luis Diaz favoured through the middle, this looks to be the right time for Nunez to leave and test himself in a new league.
Whisper+ verdict: 17/25
Depending on other moves in the transfer market, a move for Nunez could happen in January or the summer, but his days on Merseyside look to be numbered. It would be a gamble for Milan, but one they could be willing to take.
