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However, Nunez is expected to leave Liverpool after an underwhelming campaign.

Collymore, who joined the Reds for a then club-record £8.5m fee from Nottingham Forest in 1995, has backed his former club to sign Isak.

And he has also had his say on Nunez’s struggles, conceding he is just not up to scratch.

“I think the Alexander Isak to Liverpool rumours are not going to go away anytime soon, and Newcastle may need to sell because of FFP – especially if they do not qualify for the Champions League,” he wrote in his column for Caught Offside.

“And I think Isak would do very well at Liverpool, and it could be one to watch.

“Darwin Nunez arrived at Liverpool as a very confident player, and now he looks too robotic – and that is probably because of the pressure that he is under at Anfield, which is a complete kettle of fish compared to what he experienced at Benfica.

“He just does not look confident, composed or relaxed, even if his goal output is not as bad as many people make it out to be.

And the longer that this pressure remains, the harder it will become for him, and it has already started to affect his decision-making on the pitch, and especially in front of goal.

“Nunez has definitely been affected by his Liverpool experience, and I think that he should leave – simply put, he is not up to the standards needed at Liverpool, which can be very unforgiving.

“My record at Liverpool is often looked down upon, and I had 50 goal contributions in 89 appearances!

His all-round play is what Liverpool need in a striker, and in my opinion, I think it could benefit Newcastle to take Nunez.

“There is certainly a player in there, but he is not someone that can handle a player for a club like Liverpool that brings so much scrutiny and pressure.

He would be a really good fit at Newcastle, and their supporters would love him.

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“Newcastle are a really big club, so it would not feel like a massive step down for Nunez, but the important thing is that the pressure would not be as telling.

“And I think Eddie Howe, who I think will become England manager in the future, can make Nunez into the player that many thought he would become at Liverpool.

“Whatever happens, I think Nunez will leave Liverpool in the summer, but it would not surprise me if he went to Newcastle with Isak going in the opposite direction as the two clubs could reach an amicable agreement when considering their respective FFP situations.”


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