CONFIRMED DONE DEAL! – Liverpool sign Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig in £60m deal with shirt number Revealed

CONFIRMED DONE DEAL! – Liverpool sign Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig in £60m deal with shirt number Revealed

Dominik Szoboszlai had been a target for Newcastle but once his intention to move to Anfield became clear it removed all other interested parties from the equation; the midfielder completed his medical earlier on Sunday on Merseyside; he is Liverpool’s second signing of the summer

Newcastle had also been interested in the 22-year-old midfielder, but once Szoboszlai made clear his desire to move to Anfield, it removed all other interested parties from the equation.

Szoboszlai underwent a medical on Merseyside on Saturday and Sunday and, subject to a work permit, he will become Liverpool’s second signing of the summer after the arrival of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton for an initial £35m.

Like Mac Allister, Liverpool are understood to see Szoboszlai as a multi-functional midfielder who offers tactical flexibility due to his ability to play in different roles and systems. Jurgen Klopp believes he is capable of playing as a number 8 or a number 10, while he can also operate in both wide positions