Real Madrid want 'win-win' swap deal involving Liverpool midfielder

Liverpool have got a contract problem to solve over Dominik Szoboszlai.

The 25-year-old joined the Reds back in 2023 - inking a deal until 2028. There are now just over two years left on his contract - and talks over a new deal are reported to have taken place.

No white smoke has yet been detected over Anfield for the Hungary captain’s new contract - with reports in his homeland suggesting he will be seeking over £250k per week in wages.

It remains to be seen whether Richard Hughes decides to go that high in contract talks - leading to uncertainty over Szoboszlai’s immediate future.

If the club and their No8 cannot come to terms over a new deal then there is the possibility of entertaining offers for Szoboszlai in the next couple of transfer windows.

Real Madrid want Szoboszlai

With two years left on his deal Szoboszlai would fetch a high price in the market - perhaps as high as £100m - and that value will only decrease the longer he endures without a new deal.

It places sporting director Hughes in a delicate high-wire act - trying to ensure Szoboszlai signs a new contract on Liverpool’s terms while also facing up to the prospect that he might have to be sold before his value reduces to nothing.

Real Madrid are the team most likely to come in for Szoboszlai - with Alvaro Arbeloa’s side eyeing a midfield rebuild of their own.

And now a report in Fichajes suggests the door could be open to a “win-win” swap deal involving Szoboszlai and a long-time Liverpool target.

Could Liverpool swap Szoboszlai for Rodrygo?

Rodrygo Goes, 25, has been at Madrid since 2019 - winning two Champions League and several other honours in that time.

But the Brazilian has fallen down the pecking order at the Bernabeu this season - making only six starts in the league before his current injury put him on the sidelines.

The winger is also out of contract in 2028 - and unlikely to sign a new one while he remains a bit-part player. Therefore the report states that Madrid would be open to the possibility of conducting talks over a swap deal involving Rodrygo and Szoboszlai.

Would this move benefit Liverpool?

Well the club are looking at acquiring a new winger this summer - amid concerns over Federico Chiesa and Mo Salah’s futures. Rodrygo would fit the bill in that regard - but Liverpool could avail of better Madrid players if a swap deal materialised.

Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni for example have caught the eye of Liverpool recruiters - and would certainly do a better job of filling a Szoboszlai-shaped hole in midfield.

The wait for clarity in the Szoboszlai saga goes on for now. Ideally we should have news on a new contract by summer.

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