Liverpool midfielder Szoboszlai signs new five-year deal

Liverpool midfielder Szoboszlai signs new five-year dealImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dominik Szoboszlai was Liverpool's stand-out performer in a disappointing 2025/26 seasonByAadam PatelFootball reporterPublished1 minute agoLiverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has signed a new five-year contract at Anfield.The 25-year-old signed for Liverpool from RB Leipzig for £60m in 2023 and was the stand-out performer for the Reds last season, scoring 13 goals and providing 12 assists.The Hungary international, who had two years left on his previous deal, has ended speculation surrounding his future after months of negotiations between his camp and Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes. Talks accelerated in recent weeks and a deal was agreed and signed this week. The new deal will see him commit his future to Liverpool to 2031, with both club and player believing that Szoboszlai's best years are still ahead of him.In February, Mohamed Salah, who left Liverpool at the end of the season, described Szoboszlai as "one of the best players in the world".With Andy Robertson leaving Anfield this summer, Liverpool need to appoint a new vice-captain and, now his future is resolved, Szoboszlai will be a strong contender to take up that role. He captains his national side.Szoboszlai returned to Merseyside on Tuesday for pre-season training and will be part of Liverpool's touring party when they travel to the United States for their pre-season tour next week.How Szoboszlai became Liverpool's key manPublished19 FebruaryAnalysis: Liverpool see Szoboszlai as a future leaderFor all the talk about new signings - of which Liverpool will certainly make more this transfer window - Szoboszlai's new contract will be one of the most important deals in Andoni Iraola's first summer at Anfield.Szoboszlai is a brilliant footballer and Liverpool see him as a future leader. Securing his services with his best years ahead of him is a much better loo...