Uruguayan journalist: Deal agreed for Darwin Nunez to make shock Liverpool comeback this summer | OneFootball

Darwin Nunez is set to return to Liverpool this summer, according to reports in his native Uruguay.

Nunez left Liverpool to sign for Saudi side Al-Hilal in a £45m deal last summer, but is in the process of negotiating a contract termination.

The forward is keen to quite the Middle East, following his exclusion from the club's Saudi Pro League squad for the second half of the 2025/26 campaign.

Following the signing of Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad in January, Nunez was de-listed due to foreign player registration rules.

Nunez's camp have been in talks with Al-Hilal to cancel his contract in a move that would facilitate a return to Europe.

Nunez return to Liverpool agreed, confirmation delayed with focus on World Cup

According to Uruguayan journalistMartin Chaquero, who retains credible ties to the national team camp, an agreement is in place for Nunez to return to Anfield.

The 26-year-old has been tentatively linked with a return to Anfield in the English media, as Liverpool look to combat the loss of Hugo Ekitike to a serious Achilles injury. Ekitike is not anticipated to return until 2027 and Nunez would offer an alternative to Alexander Isak in attack.

Chaquero has claimed that a deal has been done for Liverpool to re-sign Nunez, though confirmation is not expected imminently.

Nunez has requested for the focus to be with the Uruguayan national team, ahead of their 2026World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia this evening.

Nunez scored 40 goals in 143 games for Liverpool across three seasons, following his £64m transfer from Benfica in 2022. He won thePremier League title with the Reds in his final campaign before departing for Al-Hilal.