Two-word message from Erling Haaland to Dominic Szoboszlai on his arrival to the Premier League

Liverpool new signing Dominik Szoboszlai has impressed in his first two games on Merseyside after a warning from his close friend and former Salzburg team-mate.

A message appeared on Dominik Szoboszlai’s phone just before he was about to fly to Liverpool to take the biggest step in his impressive career development.

It came from his close friend and former team-mate Erling Haaland and contained just two words: ‘Get ready’.

It was ‘monster’ after ‘monster’, back-to-back world-class Premier League talent in a year, both for amounts that hardly reflect their value in today’s bloated transfer market.

Besides, Haaland’s message was hardly necessary. It looks like Szoboszlai was born ready to play for Liverpool… right down to the tattoo he once had on his arm, which is loosely based on a quote from Anfield legend Steven Gerrard.

It’s no surprise to those who know the 22-year-old Hungarian that he took over as Gerrard’s number 8 at the club he joined for £60m in late July. The midfielder does not lack confidence or belief in his own talent.

He showed it at a young age: he was just 16 when he sent the Hungarian U17 team to the European Championship with a miraculous injury in an injury-caused win against Haalands Norway, and just 17 when he made his debut under senior national team coach Marco Rossi.

Rossi then captained the midfielder, for the same reason Jürgen Klopp spent £60m to bring him to Anfield. “Because of his personality and his natural leadership,” explained the Italian coach.

“The most impressive thing from the start was his incredible personality, his natural leadership at such a young age and all of this, of course, coupled with his talent and dedication.

Haaland and Szoboszlai during their stay in Salzburg

“Everyone here in the national team has no doubt that Dominik could be one of Liverpool’s most important players in the future.”

Like Haaland, a release clause in Szoboszlai’s contract allowed him to leave RB Leipzig at less than the current market value of a world-class midfielder.

Chelsea almost doubled that amount for Enzo Fernandez and then Moises Caicedo, while Manchester United paid almost half that amount for aging Casemiro.

Yet two games after joining Liverpool he has already shown great promise which has every manager who has worked with him raving about his talent… and hinting that he is the best midfielder in this game. which has been a simply insane summer transfer window. The Premier League could be.

The latest Hungarian to play for Liverpool is goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, Szoboszlai’s former Hungarian team-mate and someone who has no doubts about his success at Anfield and knows the club as well as he does.

“He was born to be a star.” He’s the biggest talent Hungary has had in recent years, but maybe overall. And he isn’t fazed by the pressure that status brings; he will not play for Liverpool.

“One of his best friends in football is Erling Haaland and I think he has a similar mentality to him. He’s not really scared and doesn’t get nervous. The greater the pressure, the better his performance will be. “The money for a Hungarian player is incredible, but given his heritage, Liverpool can say with great certainty that this is possible.”

Klopp called him a monster when he signed. Haaland describes it the same way. For his coach of the national team Rossi has a monstrous “potential”.

“You see how he has grown so much every year under the guidance of excellent coaches. He now works with one of the best coaches in the world and with Klopp he can take these steps to the highest level.