Liverpool received a slap for the 43 million euro deal
According to Football Insider, the partners will not agree to release people to The Kop in January.
Lois Openda left Lens after helping the French team qualify for the Champions League with second place in Ligue 1. He was on the radar of many top Premier League teams but decided to choose RB Leipzig as his next stop. in career.
To own the Belgian star, Leipzig also had to spend 43 million euros. However, this large fee was rewarded with the impressive performance of the rookie born in 2000.
Openda is targeted by many big clubs.
Since wearing the new shirt, Openda has scored 5 goals and 2 assists in all competitions.
Witnessing the former Lille star’s impressive goal-scoring ability, Liverpool and Man Utd planned to recruit him in the January transfer window. However, according to sources from Football Insider, Leipzig does not want to sell Openda after only being with the striker for 6 months.
They see the 23-year-old star as an important factor in their plan to compete for the title. Therefore, a sale of Openda in January cannot happen.
Liverpool signed a better contract than Kai Havertz
Talking to talkSPORT, former striker Darren Bent praised a Liverpool signature.
Darren Bent commented that Dominik Szoboszlai is truly an excellent signature and has performed better than another summer blockbuster, Kai Havertz. The former English striker shared:
“I like Szoboszlai, I think he has a bit of an element of mystery. I like watching him play football. Szoboszlai received the ball and made it happen.”
“For now, I can tell you that Szoboszlai performed better than Havertz . He’s no better than Szoboszlai.”
Szoboszlai is praised.
Sharing the same opinion as Bent, Robbie Savage also believes that Szoboszlai is a truly successful signature for Liverpool. The former English player shared:
“I think Szoboszlai was very impressive at Liverpool.”
“He only scored two goals, but the way Liverpool play and the way Jurgen Klopp transforms the midfield, they are much more dynamic than last season. And I think, Szoboszlai played a huge role in that process.”
“Liverpool and Arsenal are the teams that can challenge City for the Premier League title], and while Spurs have made a great start, I’m not sure they can keep up with City as closely as the others. .”