Liverpool could find themselves with a new number nine this summer after claims on social media that Darwin Nunez is set to inherit the famous shirt.
Roberto Firmino’s exit this summer has made the number available once more, with the Brazilian having adorned it ever since Mohamed Salah joined the club in the summer of 2017.
Having worn the shirt for Benfica, it would be no surprise if Nunez did indeed switch numbers for the new season. Wearing number 27 in his first campaign at Anfield, he also wouldn’t be the first striker to choose such a number in the absence of an available number nine, due to two and seven adding up to make nine.
