{"id":118207,"date":"2025-11-08T10:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T10:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=118207"},"modified":"2025-11-08T10:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T10:38:37","slug":"darwin-nunez-backed-for-quick-premier-league-comeback-with-ideal-club-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=118207","title":{"rendered":"Darwin Nunez backed for quick Premier League comeback with ideal club fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez is being linked with a potential return to the Premier League less than a year after leaving Liverpool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inpage\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inner\">\n<div class=\"hbagency_cls hbagency_space_36544\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following his key role in helping Arne Slot\u2019s Liverpool win the Premier League title, the Uruguayan striker moved to Saudi Arabia last summer, joining Al Hilal in a \u00a346 million deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"hbagency_space_36540_video\">\n<div id=\"hbagency_space_36540\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since then, N\u00fa\u00f1ez has scored four goals and provided two assists in eight appearances for the Riyadh-based club.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inpage\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inner\">\n<div class=\"hbagency_cls hbagency_space_36544\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although his contract with Al Hilal runs until 2028, speculation is already building about a comeback to England. Former France and Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has publicly backed N\u00fa\u00f1ez to make a Premier League return \u2014 and specifically to join Chelsea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inner\">\n<div id=\"hbagency_space_82737\" class=\"hbagency_cls\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cN\u00fa\u00f1ez was perfect, spot on,\u201d Desailly told OLGB. \u201cHe had some bad luck at Liverpool, but they signed him because they saw real potential.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inpage\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inner\">\n<div class=\"hbagency_cls hbagency_space_36544\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the right system and confidence, he could thrive at Chelsea. If Saudi football isn\u2019t working for him, he should be the one to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have continued to struggle in their search for a consistent No.9, despite bringing in Joao Pedro and Liam Delap during the summer, while Marc Guiu and Tyrique George have also been tested up front.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inpage\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inner\">\n<div class=\"hbagency_cls hbagency_space_36544\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>N\u00fa\u00f1ez initially joined Liverpool from Benfica in 2022 for \u00a364 million amid high expectations. 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