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Darwin Nunez is set to leave the Premier League for Saudi Arabia(Image: Getty Images)

Dean Saunders feels Arsenal and Manchester United may have missed a trick by not 'taking a chance' on Darwin Nunez instead of pursuing deals for Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko this summer.

A host of Premier League clubs, including the Gunners, United and Liverpool, have spent the summer looking for a new No 9.

Liverpool themselves are keen on snapping up Alexander Isak.

Nunez was tipped to exit Anfield heading into the summer after scoring just five times in the top-flight last season.

And while he has tentatively been linked with other clubs in England in recent months, the Uruguay star is poised to move to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Hilal.

But as Nunez prepares to undergo a medical before completing his £46million move, Saunders has questioned why Liverpool's domestic rivals decided against pursuing a move for the striker.

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"Nunez, he’s up for grabs.

Would you rather not have Nunez than Sesko and Gyokeres?’ Saunders said on talkSPORT.

"They paid a lot of money for them, and I thought, ‘He’s up for grabs.’ I would take a chance on him."

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Saunders added: "He’s got every finish in his locker, both feet, headers, he’s gone round the keeper, he’s slotted the keeper, he’s chipped the keeper, he’s scored from distance.

"We’ve seen him do every finish, but somehow he manages to conjure up a miss – I don’t know how many times he hit the post and the crossbar last season.

Dean Saunders feels Nunez could have been a viable target for Arsenal and Manchester United rather than Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

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With Nunez now off the books at Anfield, Liverpool are expected to sign a replacement before the transfer window shuts next month.
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