Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez completes $62m move from Premier League champions Liverpool to Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al Hilal.<\/p>\n
The Saudi Arabian soccer league has secured its latest marquee signing after Darwin Nunez completed the move from Liverpool to Al Hilal on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Uruguay international cost a reported 46.3 million pounds ($62m) and has signed a three-year contract.<\/p>\n
Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia\u2019s most successful team, has been searching for another star signing after releasing Brazil great Neymar in January.<\/p>\n
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes rejected a move before the Club World Cup<\/a> in June, and there was also reported interest in former Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n Nunez leaves Liverpool after a mixed time in the Premier League, where he produced some spectacular moments but could not establish himself as the Merseyside club\u2019s first-choice centre forward. He scored 40 goals in 143 games and won the Premier League title<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n But he made only one league start from the turn of the year and scored just seven goals in 47 total appearances last term.<\/p>\n In a summer when Liverpool has reinforced its attack with the signings of Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz<\/a>, along with interest in Newcastle striker Alexander Isak<\/a>, Nunez\u2019s position had been in doubt.<\/p>\n He follows a slew of players who have left Europe\u2019s top leagues for Saudi Arabia since Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s move to Al Nassr<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez are some of the high-profile names to make the switch as Saudi Arabia has mounted an ambitious recruitment drive to establish itself as a major player in global soccer.<\/p>\n