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Liverpool believe £60m man is capable of playing in a brand new position next season

Billy Meyers

Wed 24 July 2024 17:45, UK

Liverpool are still on the lookout for a dominant No.6 to help Arne Slot bridge the gap on Manchester City and Arsenal.

The Reds are all too aware of the need for an imposing midfield presence, who can match what Rodri and Declan Rice have br💃ought to Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta’s respective sides, having bid £110m for Moises Caicedo last summer before settꦇling on a makeshift option in Wataru Endo.

Interestingly, Liverpool actually believe they have a solution at Anfield already – but he is reluc𓄧tant to play in the No.6 role…

Liverpool think Dominik Szoboszlai is capable of playing deeper

An intriguing story from the states that Liverpool believe Dominik Szoboszlai has what it take🍌s to play in a deeper No.6 role next seas🍬on.

There is no mention of Slot planning to action this belief next season, but it is said thဣat those at Anfiꦆeld internally believe the Hungary international could play a deeper role, but he is reluctant to do so.

Szoboszlai impressed early on last season following his switch from RB Leipzig as Jurgen Klopp used him in an attacking midfield role, although the Hungarian’s influence wꦍaned as the 2023/24 campaign went on.

Ultimately, the 23-year-old only scored seven goals and provided four assists in 45 appearances, failing to𝄹 register a goal involvement of any kind in his last 12 Premier League games.

Hungary international is not the answer to the No.6 problem

Endo was a solid signing for just £17m last sum🃏mer, but at the age of 31, the Japan international is not a long-term fix fo💧r the No.6 role.

Liverpool absolutely have to sign a marquee option for that position, 🍸given how crucial it is in the modern era, although Szoboszlai really is not the answer.

Just envisage the man from Székesfℱehérvár trying to compete physically against Rodri or Rice in a crucial Premier League clash next season – he could make an impact with his technical ability from deep, although he is no match for them physically or defensively.

WhoScored shows that Szoboszlai averaged tackle per gam🥂e in the Premier League last season, along with🐈 0.5 interceptions.

To compare, Rice av♛eraged tackles and 1.2 interceptions, while Rodri made tackles on average every 90 minutes.

Interestingly, Szoboszlai is currently worth more than Rice in the CIES Football Observatory.

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Hopefully, Liverpool splash the cash on a top player to fill the No.6 role, rather than shoehorn Szoboszlai orꦍ somebody else into that position⛦.