Stan Collymore has said he thinks Liverpool should stick with Darwin Nunez rather than sell the goal-shy striker this summer.

The Uruguay international endured a tough season at Liverpool under Arne Slot and started just one of the last 21 Premier League matches in 2024/25.

However, Collymore feels there will be ample opportunity for Nunez to resurrect his Liverpool career next season, telling the Liverpool ECHO that his issues at Anfield have been partly due to the Reds’ reliance on Mohamed Salah.

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“I am sure conversations are ongoing with Arne Slot and if he says he wants Darwin as a valued member of the team then I think he should stay,” the former Liverpool striker said.

“It's only if the club turns around and says: 'Look, it's not happening for you, it's not happening for us.

"I think if you're playing at Liverpool as champions of England and the club is bringing in someone like Wirtz you think you can stick it out, make hay and get your head and continue to find that one season,” Collymore continued.

“It's only if the club say they want to desperately offload him but I haven't heard that, so I think it's going to be an interesting summer.

“I felt I left Liverpool a year early and it was because Michael Owen was coming into the team,” the 54-year-old continued.

“So I thought I wouldn't get the game time, whereas with Darwin, he's got Mo who is staying and he is the main attacking conduit and we know there is a new attacking midfielder who is going to create plenty of chances and there are widemen who can create, whether it is [Cody] Gakpo or [Luis] Diaz.

“I would just stick it out for another year if I was Darwin, because his overall record in all competitions, goals-to-games ratio, isn’t that bad