English giants, Liverpool, have been urged by former West Ham United star Nigel Reo-Coker to replace their misfiring attacker with either Victor Osimhen or Victor Boniface, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Despite registering 11 goals and eight assists in 33 Premier League appearances this season, Reds’ striker Darwin Nunez has drawn much criticism for his inability to convert big chances, having registered 105 shots so far this season.
With a shot accuracy of just 42 per cent and 26 big chances missed, statistics suggest that the Uruguayan forward has not been the most clinical in front of goal which has negatively impacted on Liverpool’s quadruple chances this season.
The Merseyside club are now potentially set to finish the season with only the Carabao Cup in tow after falling behind in the league race and getting knocked out in the FA Cup and Europa League by Manchester United and Atalanta respectively.
As such, Reo-Coker has suggested that the Merseyside club would be better off trading the attacker for the likes of Nigeria and Napoli talisman Osimhen or his compatriot and 2023/24 Bundesliga winner Victor Boniface.
The Cli Azzurri striker has registered 14 goals in 22 Serie A games this term, while the Bayer Leverkusen star contributed to his side’s title-winning campaign with 11 goals and eight assists in 20 matches.
“The chances that he is getting are not half-chances,” the former Aston Villa midfielder told TBR Football.
“They are creating it for him, and for the striker and the money that they paid for him, he needs to be taking those chances. He is not good enough. If I was Liverpool, yes, you are going to lose (Mohamed) Salah, you can probably find a good enough replacement, but for me, it’s that goalscorer.
“Nunez, it’s either you give him another chance, or you try now to trade him with another club where you could maybe swap Nunez and bring in some top European strikers out there, whether that’s Victor Boniface, Osimhen, or (someone else). You try to work out a swap deal to get one of those strikers in and move Nunez on.”
