Jamie Carragher reckons Darwin Nunez will be out of Anfield next year.

The Liverpool striker has scored just three goals all campaign for the Premier League leaders. Given that tally comes from 17 appearances, it’s a paltry return for the Uruguay international who commanded a club record £63m transfer fee when joining from Benfica in 2022. Nunez earned a starting spot in Wednesday’s 3-3 draw with Newcastle but it is only the sixth time he’s started in the Premier League this term.

And the 25 year-old continues to frustrate with his inconsistencies in front of goal with wayward finishing and a lack of a clinical touch when it matters most in dangerous attacking positions. Liverpool legend Carragher admitted: “I never know what is going to happen with Nunez when he goes through.

“We said we don’t know what he is going to do so how will the defenders... nobody ever says that about a good player do they? He cost £63m with add-ons and there is no way he has got the add-ons.”

Nunez missed one glorious chance, scuffing the ball wide against Newcastle, and was also unable to reach Cody Gakpo ’s header across goal. His transfer total could rise to as much as £85m but, in discussion on The Overlap, Ian Wright insisted: “I don’t care - it’s still 85 [million].

“I would’ve thought for that price we would have seen a lot more from him by now. It is not going to be any different to what he is now.”

Nunez signed a five-year contract until the summer of 2026 but Carragher responded: “I’m not sure he will be here next season. I think Liverpool will move him on.”

However, Liverpool fans continue to back Nunez, mainly due to his work-rate and attitude to pressing. Carragher reckons he’s viewed as a “cult hero” by Reds supporters which prompted Gary Neville to question whether Nunez is better than another Liverpool cult hero Divock Origi.

He only netted 41 goals in 175 appearances for the Reds but, crucially, he bagged some vital ones along the way especially in the Champions League. Carragher insisted; “He is better than Origi.”

But Wright maintained: “I would fancy Origi to score more than him.” Neville agreed: “So would I.”