{"id":779306,"date":"2026-07-23T05:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/779306\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T05:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:44:14","slug":"south-american-striker-keeping-a-close-eye-on-barcelona-transfer-activity-amid-uncertain-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/779306\/","title":{"rendered":"South American striker keeping a close eye on Barcelona transfer activity amid uncertain future"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Darwin Nunez has rejoined Al-Hilal for pre-season, but the Uruguayan striker continues to monitor FC Barcelona\u2019s activity in the transfer market as uncertainty remains over his long-term future.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old returned to the Saudi club after the World Cup and a short holiday, despite previous reports suggesting his contract could be terminated by mutual agreement. <\/p>\n

With no transfer finalised, Nunez has resumed training while waiting to see how the market develops.<\/p>\n

Barcelona remains a possible destination<\/p>\n

Although Barcelona\u2019s priority remains Julian Alvarez, the Catalans continue to evaluate alternative options should a deal with Atletico Madrid prove impossible.<\/p>\n

Nunez believes he could become one of those alternatives, particularly if the Blaugrana fail to sign their primary target. <\/p>\n

\"DarwinDarwin Nunez is expected to leave Al-Hilal. (Photo by Lars Baron\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

His representatives are also following developments surrounding Ferran Torres, whose future remains uncertain amid continued interest from PSG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Uruguayan could be viewed as a potentially affordable option for Barcelona, with the expectation that he could be available for a relatively modest transfer fee compared to other elite strikers on the market.<\/p>\n

Back in pre-season With Al-Hilal<\/p>\n

Nunez joined Al-Hilal\u2019s preseason camp in Austria last Friday and has returned to training with the squad while awaiting clarity over his future.<\/p>\n

However, his situation at the Saudi club remains far from ideal. Since January, he has been unable to feature in the Saudi Pro League because of the league\u2019s foreign-player registration limits. <\/p>\n

\"DarwinNunez has not played for Al-Hilal since February. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

As a result, his appearances have been restricted to matches in the AFC Champions League, severely limiting his playing time.<\/p>\n

Future uncertain<\/p>\n

Nunez\u2019s prospects at Al-Hilal have not improved following the club\u2019s decision to retain Simone Inzaghi as head coach.<\/p>\n

It was under the current manager that the striker was removed from the league\u2019s registered foreign-player list to make room for Karim Benzema, effectively ending his domestic season.<\/p>\n

The Uruguayan has not played an official match for Al-Hilal since February 16, and with European clubs continuing to monitor his situation, a transfer remains a realistic possibility before the summer window closes.<\/p>\n

For now, however, Nunez continues to train with Al-Hilal while waiting to see whether Barcelona\u2019s pursuit of a new striker eventually creates an opening for him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to Mundo Deportivo, Darwin Nunez has rejoined Al-Hilal for pre-season, but the Uruguayan striker continues to monitor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":779307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[418,49042,4906,4893,403,99],"class_list":["post-779306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-darwin-nunez","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}