Darwin Nunez Close to Al-Hilal After Serie A Interest | OneFootball

Darwin Nunez has been linked to multiple Serie A teams throughout the summer, but the most likely destination for him is Al-Hilal. Coach Simone Inzaghi is trying to convince him to join, which is the main obstacle. There’s a lot more momentum than in previous weeks, Mediaset informs.

The Uruguayan marksman was an early target for Napoli. The talks with Liverpool never got too close to the finish line. Eventually, the Azzurri preferred signing Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese, saving money.

If Al-Hilal managed to persuade Nunez, they’d pay around €70M to acquire him from Liverpool. Juventus and Milan have been offered the striker by his entourage, but his price tag is prohibitive for them.

Even if the deal with the Saudi side fell through, the two Italian outfits would need significantly more favorable terms to have a shot. He’s a fallback plan to Randal Kolo Muani for the Old Lady. Instead, the Rossoneri are very keen, but their budget for a striker isn’t that large. He’d have to become a bargain late in the summer to be a viable target.

Director Igli Tare is waiting in the wings to nab a center-forward exiled from a top team for relatively cheap. Dusan Vlahovic is at the top of the list. It also comprises Rasmus Hojlund, Victor Boniface, Gonçalo Ramos, and Arnaud Kalimuendo, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

Our Take on Nunez and Serie A

Perhaps his camp thought Liverpool would be more benevolent in the final weeks of the window, but he’s always been way too expensive for Italian teams, barring perhaps Napoli if they really wanted to, but they opted to spread the wealth across multiple signings.