Luis Suarez has revealed that Liverpool approached him to speak to Darwin Nunez during his first season struggles at Anfield.
The striker arrived for a club record fee of £85million in the summer of 2022, but struggled to get going in the first months of the season. He scored only five goals before the World Cup in Qatar, but did enough to be included in Uruguay’s squad for the tournament. He was joined in the Middle East by Suarez, who enjoyed a stunning three year spell at Liverpool, becoming one of the Premier League’s most feared strikers. Liverpool bosses saw the perfect chance to capitalise on Suarez’s vast experience, with the striker having also taken time to hit his best form at Anfield.
The former Liverpool star has been recalled to the Uruguay national squad, with Nunez now the first-choice striker. And Suarez has revealed he played a key role in helping the 24-year-old to find his feet on Merseyside.
“He has potential, technical ability and physical power that he is demonstrating. As a teammate, I am not surprised because I knew, even When he had a bad time in Liverpool last year I spoke to him, in Liverpool they told me to talk to him,” he told AUF TV. “I warned him and told him what English football was. He, with the heart he has, opened up and told me what It had happened to him at that moment, we talked about it. Also about the number 9 shirt in the national team, I told him that when I leave I want him to grab it.
