Liverpool forward Darwin Núñez has received some honest advice from his former agent amid his struggles at Anfield.

Núñez has 11 goals and eight assists across his 22 starts in the Premier League this season.

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Edgardo Lasalvia, the former agent of Núñez, has since spoken to winwin regarding the current performance of his old client.

"Darwin is one of the best current strikers in the world.

Thanks to our great support and love, and with his will and the support of his family, he was able to overcome it."

He then went on to talk about what the Uruguayan forward needs to do to overcome the challenges he is facing at Liverpool currently, where he added: "I would like him to believe in himself and remember everything he went through to get to where he is today, and to rely on the people who truly love him with or without success, with or without money, because he will succeed again in.

"Life and he will become the best striker in the world.

Football players are human and these are just periods in their football career, they must be supported.”

Lasalvia and Núñez parted ways before his move to Anfield after he joined Jorge Mendes's Gestifute agency - which also represents his current Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota.

It broke me in half because I adore the kid, but I understood that it’s business."

Liverpool.com says: While his former agent was wrong to speak out about the situation involving Núñez, he is right about the player needing to believe in himself when he is in front of goal.