The whole who he's a replacement for thing is kind of weird.
I don't think Nunes could do what Rodri does as a lone pivot, but even Rodri very often has a midfield partner.
So I think going for box to box options (like Nunes, especially with Gundogan leaving) makes so much sense.
For example, a midfield 3 of:
----------------KdB
--------Nunes----------Bernie
Is a pretty balanced midfield, Nunes is still built pretty strong, he may not have the defensive accumen of Rodri, but has other qualities to make up for it.
I don't think Nunes could do what Rodri does as a lone pivot, but even Rodri very often has a midfield partner.
So I think going for box to box options (like Nunes, especially with Gundogan leaving) makes so much sense.
For example, a midfield 3 of:
----------------KdB
--------Nunes----------Bernie
Is a pretty balanced midfield, Nunes is still built pretty strong, he may not have the defensive accumen of Rodri, but has other qualities to make up for it.