Liverpool's asking price for Darwin Nunez WILL be met | OneFootball

The Saudi Pro League will pay what Liverpool want

Liverpool have seen Jordan Henderson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino all move from Merseyside to the Middle East and a lot of money is available for the Saudi Pro League (SPL) teams to spend.

This is because most of the sides are backed by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF) which is also currently fuelling Newcastle United, the LIV Golf league and Riyadh Season sport events.

As such, if the Saudi teams are interested, then players will be offered absurd wage packages and clubs can feel confident in their ability to get value for money for their outgoing player transfers.

Per TBR Football, teams in the region are interested in signing Nunez and they are willing to meet Liverpool's £70m asking price for him - unlike Napoli and the other interested parties in Europe.

Their report claims: "Arne Slot spoke to Nunez at length before the end of last season, at which point he was told that he will not feature prominently going forward. It is understood there is no 'bitterness' on his part and he appreciates Slot and Liverpool for being up front with him

"Nunez would prefer to stay in Europe, with Atletico Madrid previously showing interest in Nunez, or move to MLS in the United States or South America. However, it is understood that his high cost makes that a difficult option."

As such, the key to any deal is going to be the personal terms, because the most ideal suitor for Liverpool is the Saudis and Nunez isn't entirely on board with the idea - yet.

Of course, we have seen recently with Jhon Duran's move from Aston Villa to Al Nassr that a move to the Middle East isn't necessarily permanent, as the Colombian is now on loan at Fenerbahce, so a couple of years away might just help get him back into a rhythm before he returns to Europe.

Either way, Liverpool will be hoping to secure a move for him that gives them the best financial return on their investment and wherever Nunez goes in future will be up to the player themselves to arrange.