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James Quinlan

'Sexy player' - Dominik Szoboszlai hailed by old Jurgen Klopp team-mate before Liverpool transfer

Ahead of his proposed transfer to Liverpool, an RB Leipzig expert has listed all of the reasons why Dominik Szoboszlai is the perfect fit for Liverpool.

On Friday it was announced that the Reds would pay the £60million release clause for the Leipzig midfielder, as opposed to letting it expire at midnight and negotiate a new fee.

It brought and end to three intense days of speculation whether a deal would be brokered, and now the Liverpool faithful will no doubt be desperate to find out more about the Hungarian before he is officially announced as the club's second signing of the summer.

One source that could help is The Anfield Wrap, who this week invited former footballer-turned-Leipzig journalist Guido Schafer onto their well-loved podcast.

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A former team-mate of Jurgen Klopp from their days at Mainz, Schafer gave a glowing review of the 22-year-old Szoboszlai.

"Dominik Szoboszlai is a brilliant player - he is a sexy player," said Schafer. "Very attractive, very nice player and very skilful. And, he has one of the best right feet in Europe - his technique is unbelievable.

"Also he is a good mentality player. He's working for us in the defence. I think he is able to play in the Premier League and play for this legendary club - for the Reds. He has all the skills you need for a world-class career and a world-class team like the Reds.

"He is a serious player also, and I think also from his brain he is a great believer. He believes in his skills."

And as if there needed to be any more reasons to fall in love with the prospective signing, Schafer's closing statement was this: "He loves Jurgen Klopp, but we all love Jurgen Klopp in this case. I think if Liverpool are able to pay this big money, then they have to buy him."

The Hungary captain now looks set to become Liverpool's second signing of the summer following Alexis Mac Allister's switch from Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Reds continue to be linked to numerous midfield targets before returning for pre-season training one week from today, including Khephren Thuram, Manu Kone, Ryan Gravenberch and Gabri Veiga.

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