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Darwin Nunez of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Aston Villa FC at Anfield on November 09, 2024 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Read transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà reports that negotiations between Napoli and Liverpool for Darwin Nunez are ongoing, with the Partenopei working to close an €8m gap between their proposal and the Reds’ demands.

Napoli remain in talks with Liverpool for Nunez, who has prioritised a move to the Stadio Maradona, as Read reported earlier this week.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Italy no.1 Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain saves a penalty from Darwin Nunez of Liverpool in the shootout during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on March 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) — LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 11: Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain saves a penalty from Darwin Nunez of Liverpool in the shootout during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on March 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

The latest update from Pedullà on Caughtoffside is that negotiations between the two clubs have continued in recent hours and are still ongoing, with the Partenopei working to match the Reds’ asking price.

As we already reported on Read, Napoli are ready to invest circa €42m to sign the 26-year-old striker, but Liverpool’s asking price is €8m more, including add-ons.

Napoli relentlessly working to convince Liverpool

Napoli are working with no breaks to sign the Uruguay international and have put talks for any other target in attack, including Lorenzo Lucca, on hold.

Napoli have already secured the services of Kevin De Bruyne and Luca Marianucci and are on the verge of signing Noa Lang from PSV.