As Liverpool return for preseason practice, Darwin Nunez’s squad number is hinted at.

It has been predicted that Darwin Nunez will switch uniform numbers and take the number nine position for Liverpool this summer.

At the beginning of the summer, four of Liverpool’s most famous jersey numbers were up for grabs due to some high-profile Anfield departures.

The number seven, eight, and nine jerseys all became available after James Milner, Naby Keita, and Roberto Firmino all left the club after their contracts expired, leaving the number 10 shirt vacant after Sadio Mane’s decision to leave for pastures new at Bayern Munich last summer.

The quartet were all members of the Reds team that won every major award available to them, ending Liverpool’s 30-year wait to be crowned English champions, and were crowned world champions for the first time in the club’s history months after winning the 2019 Champions League. All four were essential to the success Jurgen Klopp’s team has experienced over the past five years.

Naturally, all four of those jersey numbers would have garnered the most attention in Anfield history even without the recent success. Such numbers are linked to people like Sir Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard, Ian Rush, and John Barnes—some of the greatest Reds legends—and are adorned by them.

Milner, Keita, Firmino, and Mane all left the biggest shirts, or rather shoes, for their prospective successors to fill.

The new owners of three of Liverpool’s most renowned shirts have already been announced. While Luis Diaz traded his number 23 jersey for the illustrious number seven, new signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai now wear jerseys with the numbers 10 and 8, respectively.

However, as things stand, the Reds’ number nine jersey is still empty. During the summer, there were rumors that after Darwin Nunez’s first season at Anfield, he would inherit the number.

Since the digit nine appears in his social media usernames, it is fitting that the Uruguayan wore number nine for Benfica. He was at least given the opportunity to acquire “@darwin_n9” on Instagram, even though he had to settle for “@Darwinn99” on Twitter because “Darwinn9” already had a Twitter account, had nine followers when he joined in July 2013, and hadn’t tweeted in ten years. As you can see, the striker didn’t just misspell his own name; the second “n” actually stands for “number”!

Firmino already owned the number nine jersey when Nunez joined Liverpool last summer, and he had already given up his original number 11 jersey to Mohamed Salah five years prior. As a result, the Uruguayan chose the number 27 jersey. In the absence of his preferred jersey, he is not the first player to choose one with two digits that at least add up to nine.

However, the shirt with the number 9 is now available. Nunez may be looking at it, but he hasn’t yet adopted ownership of it like Diaz did.

On Monday for the first day of preseason practice, the Uruguayan was back at the AXA Training Center. His workout gear, which included the number 27, was worn while he worked out hard and participated in the “lactate test” on the field alongside Fabinho, Joe Gomez, and Joel Matip.

Nunez still has time to change his number if he so chooses. For instance, Gomez’s switch from number 12 to number 2 was only officially announced at the end of July of last year, the night before the Community Shield match against Man City.

Darwin Nunez, however, continues to be Liverpool’s number 27 at least for the time being.

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Arsenal and Liverpool receive a £85m transfer boost with Kylian Mbappe’s future in spotlight

Arsenal and Liverpool could boost their transfer hopes with Kylian Mbappe.

Arsenal and Liverpool could agree a surprise £85million deal for Federico Valverde or Aurelien Tchouameni, while Real Madrid are hoping to raise funds to buy Kylian Mbappe. According to reports in the Spanish media, Los Blancos are ready to sell one of the midfielders this summer.

Madrid are desperate to finally make the long-awaited transfer of French star Mbappé. They are aware that they could finally have a chance to assert themselves in the coming months as the striker is likely to leave Paris Saint-Germain.

Mbappe’s contract with PSG is just one year old and it is widely reported that he is interested in leaving the club once his deal expires. However, the Parisians don’t want to lose their best player for nothing and want to recoup at least some of the £165m they paid Monaco in 2017.

It has been claimed that Madrid are making a huge offer for Mbappe. However, they may have to sell one of their biggest stars which could mean a big boost for Arsenal and Liverpool.

According to Spanish journalist Juan Ignacio G-Ochoa, the La Liga giants will make Valverde and Tchouameni available for around £68-85m.

Arsenal and Liverpool have both been linked with the duo. Speaking to Radio Marca about Real’s deal, the journalist said: “They will make a very big investment for Kylian. They could sell Valverde or Tchouameni and bring in 80-100 million euros if an offer comes along.

While a £68-85m outlay for either club would eat up much of both clubs’ remaining budgets, signing either player would complete their respective rejuvenation. in the middle of the field.

Meanwhile, Mbappe has hinted at another move after claiming a career should be ‘selfish’ and stressing he was ‘never satisfied’. Speaking to L’Equipe, the 24-year-old said: “I push my own limits first. People don’t really like it when they say that, but a career is selfish, it’s the yours is what you leave behind.”

“Actually, I’m always dissatisfied, so I’m never impressed with what I do. It’s already the first key to understanding myself, because in everything I do, I tell myself that I can do it again and better.”