It was a surprise when Liverpool sold me after only one season, as I scored numerous goals for them.

I scored numerous goals for Liverpool; however, it was unexpected that they sold me after only one season.Liverpool’s tolerance for strikers who are misfiring has been limited throughout the Premier League era.

If it does not quite click at Anfield, for whatever reason, you are typically moved on fairly swiftly, regardless of the transfer fee.

Takumi Minamino, Fabio Borini, Djibril Cisse, El-Hadji Diouf, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Stan Collymore, and Nigel Clough all spent two seasons as members of the Reds’ first-team squad before departing. Just 18 months were required for Dominic Solanke, Andy Carroll, Andriy Voronin, and Fernando Morientes to navigate.

Fabio Carvalho has become the most recent member of the one-season society, having spent the previous year on loan after being sold to Brentford last summer. Christian Benteke, Rickie Lambert, Mario Balotelli, Iago Aspas, Milan Jovanovic, Craig Bellamy, Erik Meijer, Titi Camara, Sean Dundee, and Dean Saunders are all included in this list.

Robbie Keane did not even receive that much time. In the summer of 2008, Tottenham Hotspur acquired him for £20 million.

He returned to White Hart Lane in January 2009 for a reduced fee. The Reds have not written off Darwin Nunez in the same manner, despite the fact that he has had a tumultuous career at Anfield.

The club-record £85m signing is a staunch fan favourite, in fact. He is capable of moments of enchantment, despite his tendency to be erratic and raw at times.

A reason why Kopites chant his name every week is that he has 36 goals and 19 assists from 110 appearances for Liverpool to date. Naturally, those who do not support the Reds are eager to disparage and denigrate the Uruguayan.

The narrative of “s**t Andy Carroll” and being an expensive failure persists, albeit exclusively outside of Anfield. Nunez has effectively discredited rival supporters who publicly express such sentiments at stadiums throughout the nation on numerous occasions.

Although he may not be the final product, there is still optimism and anticipation that the best is yet to come. Arne Slot’s appointment as Liverpool’s head coach this summer raised expectations that he would enhance the striker’s performance.

Nunez has already demonstrated glimpses of his potential this season, despite the fact that he would begin the season behind Diogo Jota in the pecking order. The Uruguayan is still a work in progress.

Saunders has observed Nunez in sufficient detail to be confident that he has the potential to develop into a “complete striker,” despite the fact that he did not experience a lengthy career at Anfield following his transfer from Derby County to Liverpool in 1991 for an English record fee of £2.9m.

Saunders exclusively disclosed to the ECHO, via 888sport, that Nunez is a combatant with an immense determination to prevail. “He is demonstrating this season that he is converting more chances with potentially less pressure, as he is driven to score at all times.”

“I admire him, and with the team’s current level of confidence, he has the potential to develop into a complete striker.” Liverpool is providing him with opportunities, and the more experience he gains in this competition, the more proficient he will become.

He is a valuable asset for Liverpool this season in all aspects. Nunez has already had a significantly longer tenure at Liverpool than Saunders.

In September 1992, the former Wales international was transferred to Aston Villa for £2.5 million, just one month after the commencement of the inaugural Premier League season and 14 months after joining the Reds.