Transfer Roundup: Liverpool Confirm Darwin Núñez’s Move To Al-hilal

Darwin Núñez has completed his departure from Liverpool aft his move to Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Hilal was confirmed. The 26-year-old Uruguay striker has finalised nan move for a interest understood to beryllium an first €53m (£46m).

Liverpool said nan woody was complete, taxable to world clearance, and added: “Everybody astatine nan nine would for illustration to convey Darwin for his contributions and wish him and his family each nan champion for nan future.”

Núñez moved to Anfield successful June 2022 from Benfica for an first interest of £64m. He scored 40 goals successful 143 appearances for nan Reds, but started conscionable 8 Premier League matches during their title-winning play past term.

Núñez was a target for different Saudi club, Al-Nassr, successful January, but a £60m bid was rejected arsenic Liverpool did not want to waste during nan season. However, his departure looked inevitable aft a drawstring of unconvincing displays, and takes Liverpool’s income from income this summertime to almost £200m, pinch much apt to travel arsenic nan £40m-plus-rated midfielder Harvey Elliott perchance adjacent to move on.

It besides opens up a abstraction successful their guardant line, which has already been strengthened pinch nan presence of Hugo Ekitiké arsenic portion of a near-£300m spend, and nan No 9 shirt. Liverpool clasp an liking successful Newcastle’s Alexander Isak aft having a £110m bid rejected past week.

West Ham person completed nan £18m signing of nan Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen. The 25-year-old Denmark world has agreed individual position and nan Premier League nine confirmed nan woody soon earlier their pre-season friends against Lille connected Saturday.

Hermansen will beryllium reunited pinch nan goalkeeping coach Casper Ankergren, who worked pinch him astatine Brøndby. The Hammers fto Lukasz Fabianski time off astatine nan extremity of past play and person been eager to motion nan subordinate who made 72 appearances for Leicester.

Elsewhere, Sunderland are poised to get nan Getafe defender Omar Alderete successful a woody reported to beryllium worthy €12m (£10.4m).