Darwin Nunez, who was cold towards coming to Turkey, experienced the shock of his life.

Darwin Nunez, who was cold towards coming to Turkey, experienced the shock of his life.

12.02.2026 18:31

Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal has sidelined Darwin Nunez, who has been linked with Fenerbahçe during the transfer window to free up foreign player slots, despite being reluctant to come to Turkey after the transfer of Karim Benzema.

Al-Hilal, a team from the Saudi Arabian League that transferred Karim Benzema, took action to free up the foreign player limit after adding the French player to their squad.

DARWIN NUNEZ LEFT OUT OF THE SQUAD

The Saudi Arabian representative Al-Hilal left Darwin Nunez out of the squad to free up the foreign player limit. The Saudi team removed Darwin Nunez and Pablo Mari from the Saudi Pro League roster. Thus, the Uruguayan striker will only be able to join his team in the remaining part of the season for the Asian Champions League matches.

HAD A COLD ATTITUDE TOWARDS TURKEY

Darwin Nunez's name was associated with Fenerbahçe for a long time during the transfer window, but the transfer did not happen due to the player's cold attitude towards moving to Turkey and his unwillingness to reduce his high salary.

SEASON PERFORMANCE

This season, the 26-year-old star player has played 23 matches in all competitions wearing the Al-Hilal jersey, scoring 7 goals and providing 5 assists.

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