Darwin Nunez is reportedly interested in returning to Liverpool a year after leaving for Al Hilal.
The striker joined the Saudi Pro League side in a £46million plus add-ons deal last summer following a three-season stint at Anfield.
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Nunez is understood to be earning around £400,000-a-week on his Al Hilal contract, but has found it tough in his first season.
To accommodate the January signing of Karim Benzema, Nunez was axed from their league squad.
The 26-year-old has made just 24 appearances and not played since their 2-1 AFC Champions League elite win over Al Wahda in February.
Nunez, who has scored nine goals and assisted another five, has been in talks with Al Hilal over a summer exit.
A Premier League return could be on the cards as Mundo Deportivo have reported that he would like to head back to Liverpool.
Nunez divided opinion during his time at the club as he hit 40 goals and 26 assists, but could be frustrating in front of goal.
He spent the majority of his Liverpool spell at striker, although could be set for a new role this summer with Uruguay under Marcelo Bielsa.
Bielsa has named Nunez in his 26-man squad for the World Cup, with South American expert Tim Vickery explaining his possible tactics.
“Well, the fact that he’s (Bielsa) going at the end of the tournament could be a huge source of relief to his players, who clearly don’t like him very much,” he told talkSPORT on the Trans Europe Express. “That might just put an extra snap into their step.
“They haven’t played any warm-up games, so they’re keeping it a little bit under a bush, and it could well be that they do something a little bit different from what they’ve been doing.
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“Instead of two out-and-out wingers, it could well be that Darwin Nunez will play from the right, and they’ll try and leave a corridor for (Federico) Valverde.
“Valverde is, I think, their best player, and Bielsa loves him.”
Potential audition for Liverpool return?
Nunez, who has won 38 caps for Uruguay, is set to play at his second World Cup.
Even though he has played two matches in the last four months, both for his country, he has been given the nod for the summer.
Uruguay are in Group H with Spain, Cape Verde, and Saudi Arabia, with the latter their first test on June 15.
Cape Verde and Spain follow, with Nunez hoping to score his first World Cup goal ahead of a potential return to Liverpool.
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