Striker Darwin Nunez broke up Liverpool to join Al Hilal for a fee of up to 65 million euros (including surcharges), thereby becoming one of the most expensive deals in the history of the Merseyside team.
According to the Saudi press, the Uruguayan player is expected to strengthen the attack of Al Hilal's attack next season. Darwin Nunez has been the top target of new coach Simone Inzaghi since he came to power.
At Al Hilal, Nunez is paid more than 480 thousand euros/week, many times higher than 160 thousand euros/week he has received in Liverpool. Liverpool and Al Hilal used to close the initial price of 53 million euros, along with the extra terms that easily activated, increasing the total value can be up to 65 million euros. If these terms are made, Nunez will become the fourth most expensive player in Liverpool history. As for 53 million euros, Nunez is ranked 6th.
Currently, the 4th and 5th positions are belonging to Raheem Sterling (63.7 million euros to Man City in 2015) and Fernando Torres (58.5 million euros to Chelsea in 2010). The top is Philippe Coutinho for 135 million euros to Barcelona in 2018.
Notably, in the summer of 2025, Liverpool owns up to 3 deals in the top 10 most expensive contracts in history. In addition to Nunez, there is Luis Diaz – joining Bayern Munich for 75 million euros – and Jarrell Quanusah, young center -back sold to Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of 35 million euros.
Despite the doubts, Liverpool is the most powerful spending team in the summer of 2025. In total, the Anfield team spent about 308 million euros to bring a series of stars like Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Milos Kerkez.
However, selling many names like Nunez, Diaz, Quansah helped them earn 143 million euros, bringing Liverpool to the third position in the list of the most money collection clubs from this summer transfer. If Liverpool is determined to own Isak from Newcastle for the rest of this summer transfer window, they will have to spend a huge fee, not less than 150 million euros as required.
The 10 most expensive players in Liverpool history
