The 22-year-old is currently a footballer at RB Leipzig, and if he remains a player for the German team, he could feature in the Champions League next year, while Liverpool could compete in the Europa League. Despite this, this week the managers of the English club negotiated with the representative of Dominik Szoboszlai regarding the possible summer transfer of the footballer.
It’s no secret that the captain of the Hungarian national team has been in the crosshairs of English star teams for quite some time, previously he was discussed with Newcastle United and Chelsea, and most recently Liverpool sat down to the negotiating table because of him. Dominik Szoboszlai’s change of club has been a topic of conversation for a long time, but his transfer can be quite difficult. If no team pays the 70 million euros for him by June 30, this amount will change from July 1, and he can change clubs at the earliest during the winter transfer season.
Thus, the chance that the star of the Hungarian national team will change teams this summer is getting smaller and smaller.
Otherwise, Szoboszlai would fit into Liverpool’s transfer plans, as the patina club went into the summer with the aim of renewing its midfield. To this end, they have already signed the world champion Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, but according to the news, they are also negotiating with the midfielder of Nice, Képren Thuram, and Roméo Lavia, who was relegated to the second division from Southampton.
The 22-year-old footballer’s season in Leipzig did not start very well last year, but after the change of coach, he found himself and became one of the most important players of his team. Considering all series, he reached 10 goals and 23 assists in 46 matches, while only Willi Orbán, Christopher Nkunku and Josko Guardiol from Leipzig spent more time on the field than him.
At the top of the Bundesliga
It is interesting to see how much of an impact Szoboszlai had on the game of his team in the season he left behind us. In the German top flight, the Hungarian midfielder was one of the 14 players who created at least 100 chances for his teammates in the last 2 seasons, while he has the 5th highest average per game, covering 2 and a half chances created.
Last season, Szoboszlai spent 77 percent of his playing time as a right winger, which is a major change compared to the 2021/22 season, when he used his skills mostly on the left side of the field. What’s more, he stood out from his team in terms of assists as well: the number of goalscoring chances expected from his passes was 7.72, while the 2nd highest value in this statistic was achieved by David Raum in Leipzig, he had a rate of 4.48 – highlights Opta, which deals with statistics .
A significant part of the Hungarian midfielder’s potential assists, 77 percent, came from open play situations. This does not mean that his passes after spot kicks are not so dangerous, but that he can put his teammates in situations at any time even from continuous play.
Szoboszlai has emerged as one of the biggest stars in the Bundesliga in some metrics, such as taking part in open play situations that end with a shot. He took part in attacks that ended with an average of 6 shots per match, with which he ranks 4th overall among players in the German top flight.
In this indicator, the Hungarian national team midfielder is preceded only by Bayern Munich’s 2 stars, Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala, as well as Jude Bellingham, who signed a contract with Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund, Opta points out.
The 22-year-old player excelled not only in his club team, he was the leader of the Hungarian national team in the spring European Championship qualifiers. Nothing shows this better than WhoScored’s statistics, according to which there were only 2 footballers who performed better than Szoboszlai in the qualifying matches.
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2023-06-28 15:15:00
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