Dominik Szoboszlai is “not looking” anywhere but Liverpool, his agent has insisted amid speculation linking the midfielder with Real Madrid. M\u00e1ty\u00e1s Esterh\u00e1zy sought to contain the talk in an interview with NB1 earlier this month, stressing that interest is a predictable consequence of strong performances.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s completely normal for the public, when Dominik is performing like this, to always talk about where he will go next and if there\u2019s something higher,” M\u00e1ty\u00e1s Esterh\u00e1zy said during an interview with NB1 earlier this month. Esterh\u00e1zy pointed to the practical realities of the season and to Szoboszlai\u2019s focus.<\/p>\n
Vinicius Junior helped stoke the rumours when he named Szoboszlai as one of his closest friends in football, having also revealed that he spoke to Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 before each player joined Real Madrid. Esterh\u00e1zy dismissed that line of discussion as secondary. “not a topic for us,” he added.<\/p>\n
He set out why transfer speculation has been parked for now. “We are in the middle of the season. He has a lot of work ahead of him in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. [Dominik] has said many times how important this is for him, so I don\u2019t think it is right to talk about what will happen in the summer at the moment. Not to mention, Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the world and Dominik is in a position within the team that has a lot of reserve, so we are not looking outside or elsewhere.”<\/p>\n
That stance matters to Liverpool because the midfield was comprehensively rebuilt in the summer of 2023, with Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru End\u014d arriving in the space of two months for a combined \u00a3145 million ($196.3 million). Of those players not at the tail end of their careers, Mac Allister would be a more plausible departure than Szoboszlai. End\u014d is 33 years of age.<\/p>\n
Both Mac Allister and Szoboszlai will enter the final two seasons of their contracts this coming summer, a point when Liverpool will either negotiate extensions or consider sales while transfer value remains strong. Two years out from contract expiry was the moment Liverpool dropped the ball with Trent Alexander-Arnold, kicking that can down the road until it was too late. They won\u2019t fumble again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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