‘Takes work…’ – Szoboszlai throws down the gauntlet to Florian Wirtz ahead of Liverpool transfer

Dominik Szoboszlai has appeared to throw down the gauntlet to Florian Wirtz ahead of the latter’s impending transfer to Liverpool.

The Reds have agreed a club-record £116m deal for the German playmaker, who generally plays in the same area of the pitch as the Hungarian, which could leave the two of them competing for the one berth in Arne Slot’s starting XI.

While our number 8 recognises the likelihood that the incoming 22-year-old isn’t being signed for such a gigantic fee to sit on the bench...