Szoboszlai, Robertson, Bastoni: Liverpool under fire from Spanish media - Soccer News

[ad_1] Media retailers round Spain are stuffed with Liverpool as of late. AS say Actual Madrid and Manchester Metropolis are keen on Dominik Szoboszlai, a narrative by Fichajes claims Andy Robertson has determined to go away and has held talks with Celtic, whereas Mundo Deportivo recommend the wounded Premier League champions could be keen to pay €100million to signal Alessandro Bastoni from Inter Milan.

Taking a look at these tales from a logical perspective, not certainly one of them makes a lot sense.

On the age of 25, Szoboszlai is actually a participant any crew would need of their ranks. Liverpool have had severe issues this season, however the Hungary captain is arguably the one one in Arne Slot’s squad to have carried out nicely with relative consistency, even in defeat.

Nevertheless, Liverpool have the midfielder below contract till 2028 and extra dependable sources declare the talks over a brand new deal are underway. Given how Actual Madrid’s curiosity efficiently derailed such talks with Trent Alexander-Arnold and the way it’s impacting these with Ibrahima Konate in the intervening time, it appears to be a components Actual president Florentino Perez is making use of as soon as extra.

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The distinction is, Liverpool have acted well timed with Szoboszlai, with two and a half years left on his contract. His performances have absolutely earned him an enchancment of phrases and the membership hierarchy are clearly prepared to provide him one. In all chance, Liverpool will stay accountable for his future for a very long time but and it'll take an astronomical supply, in all probability nicely over €150million, for them to even contemplate promoting.

It's, in fact, a distinct state of affairs with Robertson. The 31-year-old left-back is within the ultimate yr of contract and it will likely be solely as much as him to resolve whether or not he desires to proceed enjoying at Anfield or not. Moreover, any phrases the membership may supply him wouldn’t be as profitable as these supplied to Szoboszlai, and there's the prospect of seeing his sport time decreased sooner or later to think about as nicely. Milos Kerkez hasn’t but hit the degrees required since his transfer from Bournemouth this summer season, but it surely stands to motive to count on him to get there sooner or later.

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Nevertheless, no dependable supply in England or Scotland has reported any resolution being made, or any talks between Robertson and Celtic – a number of tabloids have talked about it as a narrative coming from Spain, no extra, and a few portals of questionable integrity quote “sources”.

It doesn’t show that it’s not true, in fact, however motive has to intrude right here: A Scottish participant, the Scotland captain no much less, enjoying for an English membership, on the verge of returning to Scotland, and no severe journalist, English, Scottish or in any other case, is aware of something about it whereas a Spanish tabloid does?

Smells fishy, to place it mildly.

And the most important mindbender of all might be the notion that Liverpool could be keen to pay €100million for Alessandro Bastoni. Like Szoboszlai, the Italy worldwide is below contract along with his present membership till 2028, and his providers would definitely value quite a bit, and there has by no means been any credible suggestion that he’d be keen to even contemplate leaving Inter any time quickly.

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So, a participant who doesn’t need to transfer, would value some huge cash, enjoying at a prime membership that has no motive to promote. An actual “right here we go” second, proper?

And what about Liverpool, would they need Bastoni?

The Merseysiders spent some huge cash this summer season and are actually in want of one other centre-back, with new signing Giovanni Leoni out with an ACL tear and Joe Gomez at all times a step from one other damage. It leaves Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate as the one viable possibility for the centre-back pairing, which is unacceptable for any aspect competing on a number of fronts. Moreover, as has been mentioned, Konate may very well be on his approach out quickly.

On the final day of the summer season window, Liverpool had agreed a deal to signal Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, however Palace withdrew their consent on the eleventh hour. Liverpool reportedly stay , however they appear likelier to attend for the top of the season and attempt to get it finished without spending a dime, quite than supply a charge in January.

So, with a participant like Guehi in the marketplace as a free agent, to not point out Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano who has been linked with Liverpool too, the Merseysiders being keen to pay €100million for Bastoni could be a surprising growth certainly.

Put collectively, these tales appear devised as an try and put a seed of doubt and discontent into Liverpool’s dressing room. Actual Madrid could have taken Alexander-Arnold from them and seem more likely to take Konate as nicely on the finish of this season, but it surely appears Florentino Perez can't recover from the 1-0 defeat his “new Galacticos” suffered at Anfield final week.

The one objective of the sport was a header scored by Alexis Mac Allister – additionally lately talked about as an object of potential curiosity from Actual Madrid – assisted by Szoboszlai, who put in a prime general efficiency and repeatedly gave Thibaut Courtois within the Actual objective work to do.