Chelsea are reportedly one of the clubs keeping an eye on Darwin Nunez’s situation at Al Hilal, as we previously reported here.
The Uruguay international, who left Liverpool for the move to the Saudi Pro League last summer, looks likely to be on the move again this year after falling down the pecking order.
According to the Daily Star, this has Chelsea and Newcastle United monitoring developments with Nunez, who could make sense as a tempting target if he’s available on loan or for a relatively cheap fee.
Nunez didn’t have the best scoring record at Liverpool, but he showed moments of real quality and could make sense as a squad player for top Premier League sides.
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Should Chelsea take a gamble on Darwin Nunez transfer?
Chelsea could definitely do with a signing or two up front this summer after the poor form of Liam Delap this season, while Nicolas Jackson will also surely leave after struggling to impress at Stamford Bridge, or whilst out on loan at Bayern Munich.
Still, is Nunez the answer? We previously ran this through our Transfer Fit rating system and his score isn’t great…
| Darwin Nunez | TOTAL SCORE: 12/25 |
| Transfer fee | ** |
| Performance | * |
| Achievements | *** |
| Career phase | ** |
| Squad need | **** |
This is the lower end of medium, so it might make sense as a bargain option to add depth in a problem area for CFC, but it’s not the kind of deal that will really lift them to a new level.
Chelsea have had a disappointing season and they can’t afford another poor transfer window after so many of last summer’s deals proved to be flops.
Only Joao Pedro looks like a success, with vast sums spent on the likes of Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens, who just haven’t performed.
Nunez is surely not good enough, as he showed at Liverpool, so Blues fans will hope their club shows a bit more ambition than this.
