Despite already signing five players already this summer and spending over ยฃ200million, Liverpoolโs next wave of transfer activity now depends on outgoings.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah have all secured moves away this summer already and more are expected to follow.
Harvey Elliott is expected to leave if a bid meets Liverpoolโs ยฃ45million valuation of the midfielder, whilst the futures of Andy Robertson, Ibou Konate, Tyler Morton, Federico Chiesa and Luis Diaz all remain uncertain.
Darwin Nunez is also expected to leave this summer too. Fabrizio Romano has regularly reported that a move away from Anfield is โguaranteedโ this summer.
Liverpool have been locked in negotiations with Napoli over a move for the Uruguayan striker, but according to reports that deal could now be off.
Napoli โAbandonโ Nunez Pursuit
According to Sky Sports, the Italian side have โabandonedโ their move to sign the 26-year-old due to the โexcessive costsโ in the deal.
Just days ago, Liverpool had rejected an offer worth around ยฃ47.5million for Nunez and were reportedly holding out for a fee closer to the ยฃ60million mark.
[๐จ] ๐ฝ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐: Napoli have decided to abandon the operation to sign Darwin Nunez due to the excessively high costs involved.
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However, their asking price is seemingly too much for Napoli, who have now switched their attentions to a ยฃ30million move to sign Lorenzo Lucca instead.
Liverpool even rejected a ยฃ70million offer from Saudi Arabia back in January, but can now only hope that such move comes back around this summer. Atletico Madrid have also been interested in Nunez, but their interest has cooled in recent weeks.
Looking Ahead
A new centre-forward was a priority for Liverpool this summer but after already spending ยฃ200million this summer, youโd think that Nunezโs exit is crucial in any move for a striker this summer.
Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike is perhaps the likeliest option to bolster Liverpoolโs frontline, but will likely cost around the ยฃ70million mark himself.
Links to Newcastle Unitedโs Alexander Isak remain present, but that deal would likely cost more than double that of a move for Ekitike and the Magpies maintain their stance that the Swedish forward is not for sale.
Iโd still expect Nunez to move on this summer, but what once seemed like a straight forward move is slowly becoming more and more complicated.
