Liverpool are shut to creating Dominik Szoboszlai their second new signing of the summer time after triggering the €70m (£60m) launch clause in his RB Leipzig contract.
The Reds have moved shortly since informing Leipzig on Friday of their intention to satisfy the clause, having been beforehand reluctant to take action as all the cash needs to be paid up entrance.
Szoboszlai himself had already made Leipzig conscious of his want to hitch Liverpool earlier than the bid arrived and can hyperlink up with fellow new arrival Alexis Mac Allister subsequent season.
Solely Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Darwin Nunez have ever joined Liverpool for more cash.
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Szoboszlai is flexible sufficient that he can play in virtually any attacking place, along with central midfield. Though he spent a lot of final season on the fitting for Leipzig, his pure place is ‘quantity 10’ and 10 is certainly the shirt he has persistently worn since changing into a longtime senior Hungary worldwide in 2019 whereas nonetheless a youngster.
At membership stage, the one time Szoboszlai has worn 10 was throughout a spell at Pink Bull Salzburg feeder membership FC Liefering in Austrian soccer’s second division.
He was initially assigned 16 at Salzburg, earlier than taking 14 when he turned extra established. All through his total time at Leipzig, Szoboszlai then went on to put on 17.
Of Szoboszlai’s former shirts, 10, 14 and 17 are already taken at Liverpool by Alexis Mac Allister, Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones respectively. The quantity 7 may need been an possibility given the Hungarian’s leanings to the fitting, however Luis Diaz lately took it after James Milner left.
The 16 shirt is accessible for Szoboszlai if he fancies one thing not less than a bit acquainted, though it was just one recreation that he truly performed for Salzburg in that jersey.
Liverpool have a vacant 8 shirt final by the lately departed Naby Keita, the quantity 9 can be free after Roberto Firmino left, as is 12 most lately worn by Joe Gomez. The 15, 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30 shirts are all additionally at the moment unoccupied and open to Szoboszlai.
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On this week’s version of Speaking Transfers, a part of the 90min podcast community, Scott Saunders is joined by Toby Cudworth, Graeme Bailey and Sean Walsh to debate Mason Mount’s impending transfer to Man Utd, Arsenal’s numerous offers, Liverpool’s pursuit of Dominik Szoboszlai and extra!
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