Liverpool forward Darwin Nunes 25 has been the subject of some social media rumors having started the new season out of the team under new head coach H slot Darwin Nunes has only come off the bench in one of Liverpool's opening two matches of the new season under Onslaught and it hasn't taken long for the conversation about where his long-term future lies to return signed from Benfica for a fee that could reach a club record $19 million $85 milli ion 100 million e it would be fair to say that nunes's impact has been less than ideal he has tended to frustrate at least as much as he has delivered for Liverpool but always with a lingering feeling that he could be just around the corner from a goal glut the uruguai has scored 33 times and assisted another 17 since he arrived two seasons ago that is more than a goal contribution every other game which is not too bad a record but it should have been double that with the volume and quality of chances that the 5-year-old has had on social media on Tuesday AF Camden sparked rumors that Arsenal in need of a reliable number nine could move for Nunes before the transfer deadline improbable but not impossible was the verdict and yet the idea that Nunes could leave Liverpool just isn't realistic at this point in the summer window whether Federico kizza arrives or not ANS slot will need as many options as he can get in the final third with so many matches to come and that is before the consider ation of risking him signing for a direct rival in the Premier League where he could explode for all that n is yet to find some consistency in his game there is a feeling that he could still take that next step he gets the chances so it wouldn't take much refinement to suddenly score a substantially greater number of goals there can be no getting away from the fact that this is a big year for nun however as much as Liverpool wouldn't want to lose him right now it cannot wait forever for him to take the next step the the reality is if he has another season like the last two with familiar mistakes missing chances being caught unnecessarily offside recurring again there might be a question to answer things can change quickly of course it would only take an injury to Dogo jot for Nunes to become the Red's First Choice number nine for a sustained spell and there will be plenty of matches before the campaign is out for him to make an impact the first few games of the new campaign can lead to a false sense of having a big Squad before the midweek fixtures kick in if 2 years isn't quite enough of a sample size to work out what kind of player Nunes is though 3 years should be he is at the age where he should be entering his Peak years and Nunes needs to show at least some signs of improvement in the months that lie ahead [Music]