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Nicolas Jackson has been mentioned as a left-field choice, and any interest is likely to be driven by Richard Hughes.

In many ways, Nunez and Jackson have endured similar struggles in the Premier League.

According to The Athletic, Jackson was admired by Hughes while the latter was still at Bournemouth.

While it is not overtly stated that he has carried that interest over to Liverpool, it is mentioned in the context of players who have been looked at this summer.

Those include Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Viktor Gyokeres, Victor Osimhen, and Joao Pedro.

But if a move proves impossible, could Hughes revisit Jackson as a Plan B.

That has to go down as a modest return from 30 league appearances — it was more than Nunez produced, admittedly, but from twice as many minutes.

The underlying numbers are a little better, with expected goals and expected assists in the top 20 per cent of forwards across Europe's top five leagues