Darwin Nunez meets up with Barcelona player amid reports linking Liverpool forward with Camp Nou move

Darwin Nunez has done little to downplay links of a move to Barcelona after being pictured with Ronald Araujo.

The Liverpool star removed all Reds-related pictures off of his Instagram page after being linked with a move to the Catalan giants.

Speculation around a potential summer move won’t have been helped by Nunez sharing an image on his Instagram story with Barcelona defender Araujo.

But all might not be as it seems.

Nunez and Araujo are friends and international teammates having regularly lined up alongside each other for Uruguay.

While the duo aren’t currently away on international duty with both stars playing for their respective club sides, their friendship means that it’s not unusual for the pair to be spotted together.

As far as a potential move to Barcelona goes, it would certainly be a tricky one to pull off.

Liverpool brought Nunez to Anfield almost two years ago for a fee of £85million and has established himself as a key player under Jurgen Klopp.

In that time the 24-year-old has scored 33 goals for the Reds, including a total of 18 goals and 13 assists this term.

Given his standing in the Liverpool squad, incoming boss Arne Slot is unlikely to want to lose the striker on the cheap, something that could be an issue for cash-strapped Barcelona.

The Catalan giants are currently way over LaLiga’s spending cap, meaning that any move would hinge on a big-money sale of an existing star.