James Pearce has identified one area of Arne Slot’s squad at Liverpool that he expects to be strengthened in the summer transfer window.
Following a revelation from the Daily’s Mail Lewis Steele that ‘money is not an issue’ when it comes to the Reds’ marketplace plans, supporters might be anticipating plenty of activity in the off-season, particularly if any or all of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold don’t have their contracts renewed.
There’s also been reports from CaughtOffside that Atletico Madrid are plotting a raid on Anfield for Darwin Nunez, who’s recently had his work-rate publicly questioned by his boss in L4.
Pearce makes Liverpool summer transfer prediction
Pearce was asked by Ben Jacobs on GIVEMESPORT’s Market Madness podcast on Wednesday whether he thinks the Uruguay striker will leave Liverpool in the summer.
The Athletic journalist replied (at 13:32): “I think it’s increasingly likely that Darwin Nunez will move on come the summer. You can see that he hasn’t kicked on this season in the way that everyone hoped.”
He subsequently detailed that an intermediary acting on behalf of the Saudi Pro League contacted LFC in January about the possibility of a deal for Nunez, only to be rebuffed as the Merseyside giants ‘weren’t prepared to consider a sale midway through the season’.
Pearce added: “I think part of that was also influenced by the difficulty in trying to replace him. You only have to look at Arsenal’s troubles with trying to bring in another attacker in January to see that it wasn’t a particularly great market to be able to operate in.
“Come the summer, I think a parting of the ways may well suit all parties, and I would expect Liverpool to be investing in a new number 9 before next season.”
