Liverpool striker deletes Reds Instagram content amid transfer rumours
The Uruguay international has been praised for bringing unpredictability and chaos to the Reds' attack since joining from Benfica in 2022, but his low big-chance conversion rate has been criticised heavily.
Nunez has still managed a respectable 18 goals and 13 assists from 52 matches this term, but he has been guilty of alarming wastefulness in front of goal and has lost his place in Jurgen Klopp's starting lineup in recent weeks.
The former Benfica striker is on a six-game scoring drought in the Premier League and has started just one of the Reds' last four top-flight contests, completing the full 90 in their 2-0 loss to Everton.
Nunez has been forced to accept late cameos in clashes with Fulham, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, and in the latter match, he came out second best in a late one-on-one with Guglielmo Vicario.
Nunez removes Liverpool posts from InstagramNunez's wasted opportunity at the weekend took him up to 27 big chances missed in the current Premier League season — second only to Erling Haaland's 32 — while an offside offence also denied Mohamed Salah his second in injury time.
No player has been caught offside more times than the 24-year-old (32), and he was allegedly the target of online abuse after his forgettable 15 minutes in Sunday's 4-2 win over Spurs.
The morning after the beating of Tottenham, Liverpool fans noticed that Nunez had deleted a plethora of Liverpool-related photos from his Instagram account, where his most recent posts are either Uruguay or family-based.
The only image from his time at Liverpool still up is
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