Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is currently attracting headlines like he attracts chances. He didn't make the starting XI against Tottenham, but he certainly made the news.

Shortly after that game - where Nunez faced some criticism for failing to kill the match off from the bench - fans spotted that the striker had removed almost all references to Liverpool from his Instagram feed. Around the same time, transfer links to Barcelona emerged.

That would see Nunez follow the path of Luis Suarez. But Liverpool may still be hoping that he emulates his compatriot in a different way, exploding into goal-scoring form after a promising but unpolished start to life at the club.

Luis Suarez already said it all about Darwin Nunez Suarez and Nunez have overlapped a little in the Uruguay team, but the nation hopes that the Liverpool striker will ultimately take over the mantle. As Liverpool knows more than most, those are some big shoes to fill.

But Suarez has long had faith in his young international teammate. He revealed on Twitch in 2021 (via SportBible) that he had once urged Barcelona to make a move for Nunez.

"When he was at Almeria, I said it at Barca," Suarez said to Gerard Romero. "They asked me and I said 'look after this guy, he's very interesting', but they said no, he's at Almeria, he's very young. But instead of paying now 80, 90, or 100 million, they would have paid 15 or 20."

New Liverpool footage shows Nunez reaction If Nunez's social media activity suggested something was wrong, new footage from after the Spurs game seems to reinforce that notion. The striker has worn his heart on his sleeve from the moment he joined, and while that has endeared him to the Anfield faithful, it appears he is not especially happy at the moment.

Nunez was the first one off the pitch after the win over Spurs, making a beeline for the tunnel and barely acknowledging the supporters. There are parallels with Mohamed Salah's foul mood last week against West Ham, with neither forward enjoying being benched from the start.