Darwin Nunez has wasted no time opening his goalscoring account for Al Hilal.
The ahead accomplished a £46million transfer to the Saudi Professional League facet from Liverpool on Saturday.
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Followers didn’t have to attend lengthy to see their new striker in motion, although.
Nunez got here off the bench to attain in a 6-0 pleasant victory over Swiss second tier outfit Aarau of their newest pre-season take a look at.
The Uruguayan produced a robust end to beat the goalkeeper after being picked out contained in the penalty space.
He had already seen a well-taken effort dominated out for offside simply minutes earlier.
Al Hilal, who got here second within the Saudi Professional League final season, start their marketing campaign later this month.
Because of this, Simone Inzaghi’s facet may also compete within the AFC Champions League this time period.
In the meantime, Nunez’s debut strike continued his advantageous goalscoring kind for Liverpool earlier this summer season.
Having begun pre-season with the Reds, the striker scored 5 targets in 4 outings for Arne Slot’s facet.
He was additionally a part of the squad which jetted to Asia for his or her summer season tour.
Nunez’s tally included a hat-trick towards Stoke in a behind-closed-doors conflict.
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The 26-year-old was additionally heading in the right direction towards each Preston and Athletic Bilbao.
Following his transfer to Al Hilal, Nunez took to social media to share an open letter to Liverpool supporters.
He wrote: “Thanks, Liverpool. Three years on, it is time to say goodbye. I am going to take with me numerous reminiscences that may dwell with me eternally.
“I go away with a full coronary heart, due to the love of a crowd that by no means let me down and at all times had my again – by the highs and thru the lows.
“Liverpool will at all times be a part of who I’m. I am going to miss you greater than phrases can say. To all of the employees and my team-mates – thanks, and all the perfect for the longer term.”
Nunez’s Liverpool statistics
Nunez’s Anfield departure got here after three years with Liverpool, having signed from Benfica in 2022.
Throughout that point, he scored 40 targets in 143 appearances throughout all competitions.
Final season’s Premier League title was additionally the third trophy received by Nunez with the membership.
Nunez is one among seven everlasting Liverpool departures up to now this summer season.
He joins each Luis Diaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold out the door, with the pair becoming a member of Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid, respectively.
The exits of Nunez and Diaz specifically prompted Virgil van Dijk to name for attacking reinforcements after their Group Protect defeat to Crystal Palace.
Nevertheless, Slot feels they’ve enough choices within the space heading into their title defence.
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He advised talkSPORT: “I believe now we have greater than sufficient choices to be adequate to win a Charity Protect like immediately.
“And that is the place I deal with myself, with the gamers now we have we should always be capable to win, to attain.
“That is truly what we did as properly, we scored twice and final season we solely scored one towards them. So away and at residence we may solely rating one towards them.
“So my final concern for the time being is our offensive high quality. It isn’t a priority, but when I have a look at the quantity of targets we have conceded in pre-season, that is not our normal.”
Liverpool start the brand new league season at residence to Bournemouth on Friday night time, dwell and completely on talkSPORT.