‘No wonder I didn’t play more’ – Darwin Nunez appears to take swipe at Liverpool as he reacts to transfer clause rumour
DARWIN NUNEZ has allegedly deleted a tweet criticising his lack of playing time at Liverpool this season.
The Reds ace, 25, shared a cryptic social media post on Saturday morning where he appeared to take aim at his situation at the club.
Nunez has made 42 appearances in Liverpool colours this season, but only 17 of these have come from starts, while he has 14 goal contributions with seven goals and seven assists in all comps.
His frustrating lack of minutes led to a sensational report from Portugal earlier this week that Nunez was not being selected to start for financial reasons.
A Bola claimed Liverpool would have to pay Benfica another £4.3million when he makes his 50th start in the Premier League and Champions League, though this was denied by manager Arne Slot.
Nunez has started 49 Prem and Champions League games combined for Liverpool since joining from Benfica in an £85million transfer almost three years ago.
And in a now-deleted post on X, Nunez is said to have wrote: “No wonder I don’t play more, because the last game I started in the Premier League went well and suddenly…”
The alleged Nunez comment was swiftly deleted from his page, before his profile picture was also changed.
Nunez’s last Premier League start came against bottom-club Southampton in March, where he registered a goal and assist in a 3-1 win before he returned to the bench for the next game against Everton.
However, Nunez’s general form and commitment this season have been openly questioned by fans and Slot alike.
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Slot previously said: “I helped him by saying you can miss a chance. I wasn’t only hard on him. But for the second time in a row I wasn’t happy with his work effort, against Wolves and against Villa.
“I can’t accept if a player doesn’t give everything. That is clear. I can accept it once, but twice was a bit too much. That’s why I addressed it.”
The allegedly removed post was replaced by another morning post where Nunez shared a selfie of himself alongside midfielder Alexis Mac Allister drinking Argentine staple drink, mate, captioned: “Good morning.”
Liverpool look set to win the Premier League this weekend.
Slot’s team need just a point to secure the title, so need at least a draw against 16th-place Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday.
The title will be the club’s second of the Premier League era and 20th English league title overall, drawing them level with Manchester United.