Benfica, take note! Linked with Portugal, Darwin Núñez's future clears | OneFootball

Darwin Núñez continues to be on his way out of Al Hilal and, by all indications, the Saudi club has already changed its strategy to find a solution for the Uruguayan striker. The lack of proposals deemed satisfactory for a permanent transfer has led the Riyadh club to consider letting the former Benfica player leave on loan, a scenario that is gaining more and more momentum in this summer transfer window.

According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, the Uruguay international was even offered to Barcelona, who are looking to strengthen their attack, although there is still no agreement between the parties. Last season, his first at Al Hilal, the striker played 24 matches, scoring nine goals and providing five assists.

The possibility of a loan move, possibly with an option to buy, currently appears to be the most viable solution for Darwin Núñez, 27, who has also been linked in recent weeks with a possible return to Portuguese football.

Before his spell in Saudi football, Darwin played for Liverpool for three seasons after making his name at Benfica, the club where he shone between 2020 and 2022 and that opened the doors to the Premier League for him. The Uruguay international is now still looking for a new challenge that will allow him to once again take on a more prominent role in European football.

According to information from the newspaper Record, Darwin is not in the plans of Portugal’s big three. In recent hours, the Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah reported that the Uruguayan centre-forward was close to returning to Portuguese football, but the player is not in the plans of the officials at Benfica, Porto, or Sporting.

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