Darwin Nunez has proven his appreciation in direction of Liverpool after finishing his transfer to Al-Hilal over the weekend.
On Saturday evening, the Merseyside membership confirmed the departure of the 26-year-old for the Saudi Professional League in a deal which might quantity to £56.6m if all add-ons are triggered (Sky Sports activities), with the Uruguayan projected to greater than triple his wages by becoming a member of the Riyadh-based outfit.
Whereas the striker had are available for frequent criticism from British media all through his three years at Anfield, he leaves the Reds as a Premier League champion and with a good return of 40 targets in 143 appearances.
Nunez reveals his gratitude in direction of Liverpool
Shortly earlier than 9pm final evening, Liverpool’s official X profile posted the information that Nunez has accomplished his switch to Al-Hilal, topic to worldwide clearance, with the ahead being thanked for his contributions to the membership and wished effectively for the long run.
A few hours later, our former no.9 confirmed his gratitude to LFC by responding to the publish with two emojis – a salute and a purple coronary heart.
Picture through alhilal on Instagram
Nunez leaves for Al-Hilal with many cherished recollections from his time at Liverpool
Nunez made his Liverpool debut and scored his first objective for the membership within the 2022 Neighborhood Protect, and he’s now departed on the eve of the 2025 model of that fixture, along with his Merseyside journey coming full circle.
His most up-to-date Instagram publish reveals a photograph of him in motion at Anfield as lately as six days in the past, when after scoring within the pleasant towards Athletic Bilbao, he put his hand to the LFC crest on his shirt, sharing that picture together with a coronary heart emoji. It’s one with further resonance, now that he’s not a Reds participant.
Even the Uruguayan’s most ardent backers would admit that he could possibly be vastly irritating at occasions, snatching at probabilities that he’d be anticipated to attain, however it was unattainable for any true Liverpool fan to dislike him.
He wore his coronary heart on his sleeve each time he stepped onto the pitch and celebrated targets wildly, whether or not they had been his personal or scored by a teammate, and his time on Merseyside might be remembered for a collection of stoppage time winners towards Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Brentford.
His charging onto the pitch in response to Virgil van Dijk’s Carabao Cup winner in 2024 (regardless of being sat on the subs’ bench injured) summed up what representing this membership meant to him – Jamie Carragher as soon as described him as ‘a bit mad‘ – and he leaves for Saudi Arabia with one of the best needs of everybody related to the Reds.
Darwin, thanks for every thing and all one of the best at Al-Hilal!
You possibly can view Nunez’s response to Liverpool’s tweet under, through @Darwinn99 on X:
🫡❤️
– Darwin Núñez (@ Darwinn99) August 9, 2025
