14 Jun 2026 10:02:51
Bringing Nunez back on a free is a no brainer for me especially considering Ekitike's injury and Isak's injury record.
Surely the higher ups are thinking same.
To think he is still only 26 years. I really hope we get the deal done.
14 Jun 2026 10:51:01
It's ironic you use the term "no brainer" in us trying to get Nunez back.
14 Jun 2026 11:31:47
Great idea until he's through on goal, if he makes it that far without being called offside.
I loved his energy, but as part of a Frankenstein style hybrid, combined with Mo Salah.
14 Jun 2026 11:48:01
It's a no brainer if the attackers we want to go for are out of reach and Nunez would accept wages that make sense for us.
14 Jun 2026 11:54:01
He just didn't suit Slot's style at all, but neither did a lot of the players, tbf.
2 year deal with an understanding that his deal will not be renewed and will be allowed to leave on another free agent.
Unless he does the impossible.
I'd be all for it as well. Miss his energy in the team, we all know he's not the best finisher, but my God he never lacked effort.
14 Jun 2026 11:55:13
I agree, but I doubt very much Edwards does. Hopefully he gets the P45 sooner rather than later.
14 Jun 2026 12:02:52
He's been released from a Saudi club and was only in the league squad for 6 months.
The club are allowed 10 foreign players so clearly they saw him as their 11th best foreign player and are willing to take a 50 mill hit on him.
If he does join, I hope he proves me wrong.
14 Jun 2026 12:19:50
I would love him back. His energy and enthusiasm would be welcome. Not to mention his availability. He's a physical freak in that sense.
Finishing and final action can also improve with age. So, I don't think that part of his game is a complete write off.
I am sure Forlan and Cavani got better at converting with age.
Sometimes you just need a mad man in your squad.
I totally get why many wouldn't want him back though. I guess I am a sucker for a bit of South American mayhem.
14 Jun 2026 12:36:30
What's it got to do with Edwards? I thought Hughes did the signings.
14 Jun 2026 12:50:30
Darwin has his strengths, and he certainly scored some screamers, but I do believe some memories are clouded to think he was a pressing monster. Bobby, Suarez, Torres and Diego could arguably be described as pressing monsters and Darwin now and again chased lost causes and speed and got passed around.
Looking at running stats for his LFC career they are similar to Isaks at Newcastle and Ekitike last season.
It's almost like people believe Darwin was pressing and turning over possession numerous times a game. His actual successful presses were pretty low.
14 Jun 2026 12:51:38
Surely there's other players on a free who can't score?
14 Jun 2026 13:07:54
Good point, well made, Irish.
14 Jun 2026 13:09:30
Totally agree JK23, I really wish people would stop wanting players to come back after they leave it's getting ridiculous now.
A player who failed in the Saudi league and now want him back like he was a great player, he was sold for a reason and that was because he was poor.
14 Jun 2026 13:18:17
Darwin should be looking to join a team where he gets game time. As soon as Ekitike and Isak are fit, he'll be on the bench or out of the squad.
I'd take him back, but I don't think it's in his interests.
14 Jun 2026 13:21:46
Re pressing - he does press. You don't have to make loads of turnovers to be a good presser.
For two of Darwin's three seasons, (22/23 & 24/25), we didn't press at all.
In Klopp's second to last season, the midfield couldn't provide the platform for the press, as the legs had collectively fallen off.
In Slot's first season, he went with a plus one at the back, hollowing out our press entirely.
The season we did press (23/24 - Klopp's final season), he probably should have scored 35 goals instead of the 18 he did score (in addition to 13 assists), given the chances he missed. That is a fair criticism.
14 Jun 2026 13:51:06
So Darwin did press and the evidence for that was in 2 of the 3 seasons he and the team didn't press at all.
Are you a politician, mate?
14 Jun 2026 14:27:41
You can't press effectively if the system isn't set up. You just end up looking like a headless chicken running for no reason, i.e., hollow.
14 Jun 2026 15:21:35
Fly sold, mate. I've done a 180.
You've just described a player who can score 35 goals a season in the toughest league in the world and was only let down by the system one season and the midfield the other.
Crazy to think he's being let go on a free.
14 Jun 2026 15:54:13
Rome1977!, Hughes negotiates the deals, but Edwards has final say on all transfers.
14 Jun 2026 17:46:48
Fair enough, Chewy.
14 Jun 2026 18:51:20
Klopp and Slot both dropped him, so why not let Iraola do the same if he's free and will accept a relatively modest salary?
He's not good enough for us and a free transfer and low wages won't change that.
14 Jun 2026 19:01:15
We can't let Mo Salah walk on a free and sign Darwin Nunez on a free in the same window.
14 Jun 2026 21:18:03
I love him. I'd have him back, shouldn't have been sold. Half of you lot was making excuses for Slot in his first season regarding players saying he didn't trust them? Look what happened when he got players he trusted.
This season our game looks like it's changing to wingers and a striker he may well do better. One thing's for sure, he will do better than Isak.
14 Jun 2026 22:33:53
Of course he would, John.