Liverpool complete signing of £60 million midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig

Liverpool have completed the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig after triggering the midfielder’s £60 million release clause.

Szoboszlai has signed a five-year deal at Anfield after impressing in Germany.

“It’s really, really good. I enjoyed the last [few] days and I’m looking forward to knowing everybody better,” Szoboszlai told the Liverpool website.

“The last three or four days went really long; it was not that easy. But at the end I’m here, I’m happy and I can’t wait to get started.

“[A] really historic club, really good players, good coach, everything is good. For me it was perfect to make the next step in a club like this. The fans, the stadium, everything is really good.”

The Hungary international was instrumental in Leipzig’s German Cup triumph and third-place Bundesliga finish last season.

The 22-year-old scored 10 goals and provided 13 assists in 46 appearances across all competitions, which included a run to the Champions League last 16.

Szoboszlai joined Leipzig after a successful two-and-a-half year spell with Red Bull Salzburg, where he was named Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Season in 2019/20 after helping his side win the title.

Injury stalled his start to life in Germany, but on his return Szoboszlai quickly became a key figure, making 45 appearances in 2021/22 and winning the German Cup.

He is also experienced at international level as captain of Hungary, with seven goals in 32 caps to his name, including the only goal in a 1-0 Nations League win over England in April 2022.

The midfielder’s switch was the second move of the summer between the clubs, after winger Fabio Carvalho joined Leipzig on a season-long loan on Friday.