The Saudi Arabian football league has secured its latest marquee signature after completing its travel from Liverpool to Al Hilal on Saturday.
Uruguay International has signed a three-year contract, costing £46.3 million ($62 million) reported.
Al Hilal – Saudi Arabia’s most successful team – is looking for another star to sign later Releases Brazilian great Neymar January. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandez refused to make a move before the Club World Cup in June, and interest was also reported on former Napoli striker Victor Osimen.
Nunes left Liverpool after mixed hours in the Premier League, where he produced some epic moments, but was unable to establish himself as the Merseyside club’s first selection centre. He scored 40 goals in 143 games, winning the Premier League title last season.
However, he made only one league start from this year’s turn, scoring just seven goals in a total of 47 appearances in the previous term.
Nunes’ position was questionable when interest in Newcastle striker Alexander Isaac was reported in the summer when Liverpool bolstered the attack with the signatures of Hugo Ekicchique and Florian Wiltz.
He has been following many players who have left Europe’s top league in Saudi Arabia since Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Al Nassl in 2022.
Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane and Riyadh Mares are some of the famous names to switch over as Saudi Arabia won an ambitious recruiting drive to establish themselves as a leading player in global football.
Al-Hilal, who created one of the biggest confusions in Club World Cup Manchester City exclusionthere are already many marquee players. Kalidou KoulibalySergej Milinkovic-Savic, Joao Cancelo, Alesandar Mitrovic.
He is also coached by two-time Champions League runner-up Simone Inzaghi.
He won a record Saudi League title and four Asian championships, but was beaten to Al Ittihad’s title last season.
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