Liverpool turned down a bumper bid from Saudi Arabia for Núñez in January, believed to be from Al Hilal. Reports claim it was worth as much as £70 million ($92.7 million), which Liverpool did not believe was enough to disrupt their push for the Premier League title.

Al Hilal are stepping up their pursuit of Darwin Nunez, talkSPORT understands. talkSPORT revealed Al Hilal’s interest in the Uruguay forward in June but the Saudi Arabian club waited to formally

Al Hilal have identified Darwin Nunez as their priority target to strengthen in attack and are now stepping up efforts aimed at landing the Liverpool striker. Nunez was wanted by another Saudi Arabian club — Al Nassr — during the January transfer window before Al Hilal were told the conditions of a deal after contacting Liverpool in June.