On 3rd August 2022 Norwich completed the signing of Chilean international midfielder Marcelino Nunez. The 22-year-old has signed a four-year deal at Carrow Road and joins from Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica for a reported fee of €3.9m.
Nunez, typically a dynamic number eight, has spent the entirety of his career prior to his City move with the current Chilean champions having joined the club as a 14-year-old. He made his professional debut for Catolica in 2020. He made 83 appearances for Catolica, scoring on 11 occasions. He won the Chilean title twice and played in the Copa Sudamerica.
At the time of the move he had made ten appearances for his country, making his debut against Colombia in September 2021 and scoring his first international goal in a World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in February 2022.
Nunez made his Norwich debut on 6th August 2022 in the home 1-1 draw with Wigan. His first Norwich goal came a week later in the 2-1 defeat at Hull.
On 30th October 2022 The Sun reported that Spanish giants Sevilla were keeping tabs on Nunez following his positive start to his time in England. Supposedly he Spaniards sent senior scout Jose Manuel Santos Hernandez to check on Núñez’s progress with Norwich.
He made 39 appearances in Norwich's disappoining 2022/23 Championship season, scoring three goals.
On 8th June 2023 Nunez was linked with a £17 million move to Brighton according to reports in Chile. He would replace Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister who had joined Liverpool for £35million.
Nunez made a total of 42 appearances in 2023/24, scoring twice, as Norwich finished sixth reaching the Championship play-offs, before losing 4-0 to Leeds.
On 13th June 2024 Nunez was the subject of a €3.5million bid from Turkish side Trabzonspor which was rejected by the Canaries. Sources in Turkey reported that a second bid of €4.5m had been submitted by Trabzonspor. The club president Ertugrul Dogan confirmed that talks had been held over potentially signing Nunez but admitted a compromise is needed from City on the asking price for any deal to be struck. "Negotiations are continuing but for now, the cost is very high. If the cost decreases, it will happen. We expect this to be the case."
During June 2024 Nunez played for Chile in the Copa America, playing in a 0-0 draw with Peru.