DARWIN NUNEZ has been spotted in Barcelona just days after emerging as a transfer target.

SunSport revealed the forward is a shock candidate to join the Spanish giants this summer.

Darwin Nunez has been pictured with Ronald Araujo in Barcelona

Nunez has deleted all his Liverpool photos from Instagram

He is also a candidate to replace Robert Lewandowski at Barcelona

He has also deleted all pictures of himself playing for Liverpool from his Instagram page.

Nunez has now appeared to fuel the speculation after linking up with an international team-mate.

The 24-year-old is in Barcelona with fellow Uruguayan Ronald Araujo, who plays for Barca.

Araujo shared a selfie of himself and Nunez to Instagram along with the words: “Mi Hermano,” meaning “My Brother”.

The pair have played together 17 times for Uruguay at both youth and senior level.

It comes as Barcelona eye a potential move for the striker in the summer.

Nunez has been identified as a possible replacement for Robert Lewandowski if he leaves the club.

Barca also believe Liverpool would be willing to sell Nunez to boost incoming boss Arne Slot’s transfer kitty.

The rumours have been fuelled further by the Reds star’s social media activity.

Nunez’s Instagram has been cleared of all images pertaining to Liverpool, leaving only pictures of him with his family or at Benfica and Uruguay.

Nunez, who joined Anfield from Benfica in 2022, has four years left on his deal.

He has scored 18 goals and supplied 13 assists this season across all competitions, in spite of criticism from opposing supporters.

Nunez leads Liverpool in goals scored so far this season, only surpassed by Mohamed Salah.