Darwin Núñez speaks out over Liverpool transfer rumours and declines to clapping Jürgen Klopp.

Jürgen Klopp benched Darwin Núñez, a striker for Liverpool, at the end of the season. Since then, he has increased transfer rumours, with Barcelona reportedly showing interest.

Following a challenging conclusion to the season, Darwin Núñez has acknowledged that remarks and criticism have had an impact on him. The Liverpool striker finished the season outside of Jürgen Klopp’s starting lineup in the Premier League after scoring just once in more than two months.

When Núñez removed anything about Liverpool from his social media profiles, it created a lot of buzz about a potential transfer. Following a few subpar performances, he was the target of unfair criticism and took action to block Reds fan accounts.

Since then, the Uruguayan has reportedly drawn interest from Barcelona, although new manager Arne Slot is thought to value the player highly.

Núñez claims he makes an effort to ignore criticism and believes he can disprove those who doubt him. He said to Por la Jersey (via Liverpool World) that “there will always be someone who will criticise you from the moment you start playing until you retire.”

“I used to gaze at them a lot, and that had an impact on me. Anyone who claims that unfavourable remarks made about them don’t effect them is lying; you will always be impacted by bad remarks made about you. However, I no longer take notice to their remarks because they are useless to me.

“I’m not even focusing on the positive things. I rely on my family if I’m having a horrible game. There is always retribution for what transpired in the game since it already happened.

After Sunday’s victory against Wolves, Núñez made headlines once more when video surfaced of him failing to give Klopp a round of applause during his guard of honour at Anfield. He remembers the German’s remarks after the victory over Nottingham Forest in March, and he has a strong relationship with him from his time at Anfield.

The home crowd had been taunting the striker with chants of “s*** Andy Carroll,” but popped up with a spectacular winner. “The Forest supporters were singing to me during that game,” he continued.

Thank God, though, I didn’t comprehend anything. After I scored the goal on the hour, Jürgen Klopp, the coach, told us in the locker room to “screw them.”

According to Liverpool.com, Núñez had a challenging season finale, but everyone at Anfield gets a new start this summer, and he should play a big part in Slot’s plans. The majority of Liverpool supporters concur that the player has a lot of talent, but in order to advance, he needs to improve.