German soccer reporter Christian Falk has stated that Dominik Szoboszlai confirmed ‘lots of promise’ throughout his time at RB Leipzig however isn’t but a ‘famous person’.
The 22-year-old lately accomplished a £60m transfer to Liverpool from the Bundesliga outfit (BBC Sport), who additionally bought Christopher Nkunku to Chelsea this yr.
Chatting with CaughtOffside, Falk steered that the Reds’ latest recruit wasn’t perceived as fairly as massive a loss to Germany’s high flight as the brand new Stamford Bridge attacker, though the Hungarian nonetheless holds the potential to grow to be a real star.
The journalist stated: “Dominik Szoboszlai held lots of promise within the Bundesliga but it surely was more durable for the league to lose Christopher Nkunku to Chelsea as he was already a star within the Bundesliga, whereas Szoboszlai was on the way in which up to now.
“I believe he introduced some good cash for RB Leipzig. They are going to reinvest the Nkunku cash right into a deal for Lois Openda of Lens and they’re looking for a Szoboszlai substitute. Szoboszlai is a extremely good participant however he’s not a famous person already; how good he might be we are going to see sooner or later.”
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Maybe Liverpool’s new quantity 8 isn’t considered ‘famous person’ materials simply but, however his potential to grow to be one could be in step with a number of the standout transfers of Jurgen Klopp’s reign at Anfield.
The likes of Mo Salah, Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane wouldn’t have been held up as elite-level names who all of Europe’s high golf equipment had been tripping over themselves to signal on the time of their respective arrivals on Merseyside, however all of them grew into world-class performers below the German.
An outlay of £60m signifies that Szoboszlai is a critical expertise reasonably than it being a complete punt on a largely unproven participant, however the hope for the Reds’ hierarchy might be that the price will come to be judged as cash very effectively spent.
A good comparability right here may very well be the £67m invested within the Brazilian goalkeeper 5 years in the past (Sky Sports activities), which might’ve been thought of an enormous present of religion on the time however has since confirmed to be value each final penny.
Klopp has a fame for moulding superstars reasonably than shopping for them, and hopefully that’s precisely what’ll occur with the Hungary playmaker over the course of his time at Liverpool.
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