Liverpool transfer news as $30M defender linked and Darwin Nunez tipped for surprise move

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Liverpool transfer news as Arne Slot's men are linked with a move for a $30M-rated defender, and former striker Darwin Nunez could make a return to the Premier LeagueDarwin Nunez currently plays for Al-Hilal(Image: Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)Liverpool will be active in the summer transfer market once again, with Arne Slot's roster still in need of more reinforcements. But even if that is achieved, more additions will be required to get Slot's men back to the level that they want to be.Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the latest transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds.

Adding an extra center-back should unlock Gomez as an option at full-back when needed too.Darwin Nunez (Al-Hilal)Liverpool only sold Darwin Nunez to the Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal last summer, but the Uruguayan could be on the way back to the Premier League this year.Rumors have linked Newcastle with interest in the striker, while the former Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has advised his old side to make a move."I would actually recommend Nunez for Chelsea," he told Foot Italia. "He’s a very good player, a smart player — he just needs the right environment to perform.Darwin Nunez has been omitted from Al Hilal's squad(Image: Getty Images)"When Liverpool identified his potential, they knew what they had statistically.

The confidence wasn’t there."That’s what happened to Nunez at Liverpool. He’s at Al-Hilal now and has scored around six goals in 16 matches (it is actually nine in 24) — not bad at all."Liverpool.com says: Nunez was left out of Al-Hilal's squad when it signed Karim Benzema in January.