Liverpool star Darwin Núñez was recently pictured in Barcelona amid growing speculation about his future at Anfield.

The forward replaced Colombian winger Luis Díaz in the 75th minute and did not contribute to the 4-2 scoreline to Liverpool on the afternoon - making it eight games without a goal.

He later took to his personal Instagram account to delete all but one Liverpool-related image from his profile, adding fuel to the fire that Barcelona could make a move for him this summer, as the Catalan club look to replace Robert Lewandowski ahead of next season.

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Núñez was then pictured with his international teammate Ronald Araújo in midweek, seemingly in Barcelona, adding fuel to the fire in terms of the transfer links to the club.

However, there is a justifiable reason the Liverpool forward jetted out to the Spanish city - and it isn't transfer-related.

Following the win against Spurs on Sunday, Liverpool had eight days until the team was in action against Unai Emery's Champions League-chasing side.

This means that several first-team stars have taken the opportunity to jet off on holiday, including Núñez.

Alexis Mac Allister, Diogo Jota, Ibrahima Konaté and Kostas Tsimikas have also been pictured away at various locations - while Cody Gakpo has taken the opportunity to soak up some time with his newborn son, Samuel.
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