By Reinaldo Oliveros
May 10, 2024, 10:06 AM EDT
Liverpool came out to deny speculation about Darwin Núñez leaving for FC Barcelona. The Uruguayan deleted all the photos he had with team uniforms and teammates on Instagram.
“That? There is no speculation. It will be something external, because I don’t know anything about it. “There is no speculation right now, this is the situation,” Klopp said this Friday at a press conference.
The Uruguayan forward decided to delete several publications after the insults received for missing a chance against Tottenham Hotspur and rumors about a possible departure were triggered after he took a photo with Ronald Araujo, a Barcelona player.
“Yes, Darwin was not happy with having missed that occasion. He has been unlucky on many occasions, because he is doing everything right, but the ball doesn’t go in and that, for such a young person, is very hard. “He knows the expectations that there are on him and he is tough,” Klopp said.
“There is no alternative but to go through this and that is what he is doing. It is part of a footballer’s career. His problem is that he is so good that he is constantly in that position. If he wasn’t so good, he wouldn’t have as many opportunities. He is so good that he is there to score in those moments, but now he is not scoring,” he added.
In the 52 games that Darwin has played this season, he has scored 18 goals and distributed 18 assists, but, however, according to the Expected Goals metric, he should have scored eight more goals this season.
Darwin Núñez has a stipulated contract with Liverpool until June 2028, so the Uruguayan will continue with the Reds during the management of Arne Slot, who will be the new coach.
During his internship in the Premier League, Darwin Núñez has a Carabao Cup and a Community Shield.
Liverpool deals with off-field problems
This is not the first of the rumors or controversies outside the field of play. Two weeks ago tension was generated after strong conversations between Salah and Klopp in the middle of the meeting.
Liverpool ended up losing by letting the points slip away against West Ham, which generated more controversy.
The Reds are almost out of the chance to win the Premier League. They are five points behind Arsenal with only two games left to play.
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