Dominik Szoboszlai is set to undergo medical and other formalities for a move to Liverpool after an agreement was reached between the English club and RB Leipzig.
The Reds moved quickly to pursue their second signing of the summer following the arrival of Alexis Mac Allister at the start of June. The Athletic‘s David Ornstein had reported earlier that talks had taken place between the player and his representatives.
Interest in Dominik Szoboszlai was initially played down by Liverpool, but they swiftly altered their stance and took advantage of the €70 million (£60.1m) release clause that expired on Friday, June 30.
Ornstein’s original indication was that a deal was deemed complicated by Liverpool, but it appears that all of the initial roadblocks, including competition from elsewhere, have now been removed.
The Hungary international, who has been capped by his country on 32 occasions, had been tracked by a number of top European clubs, but it has always been likely he would end up in the Premier League.
Newcastle had been monitoring Szoboszlai but are now focusing on other targets. Szoboszlai earns around £80,000-a-week at Leipzig but could receive a significant increase once he joins Liverpool.
After commencing his senior career at Liefering, Szoboszlai signed for Red Bull Salzburg in 2018 before joining Leipzig in 2021.
While at Salzburg he won the Austrian title four times and the Austrian Cup on three occasions. Since joining Leipzig he has won the DFB-Pokal twice.
News of the breakthrough will be a big boost to Jurgen Klopp’s side as they look to get prepared for the upcoming season.
Alexis Mac Allister has already joined the club from Brighton with the Reds allowing James Milner to go the other way.
They also allowed young midfielder Fabio Carvalho to join RB Leipzig on loan for the upcoming season.
