# New Signing Dominik Szoboszlai is Settling in at Liverpool
Liverpool’s new signing Dominik Szoboszlai is getting well acquainted with his new manager and teammates during his first pre-season at the club. The Hungarian midfielder became the Reds’ second midfield acquisition of the summer, following World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister’s arrival in June.
It appears Szoboszlai is already impressing Jurgen Klopp with his fitness levels, although the midfielder has confessed that he has not been put through his paces to this extent in his career so far. Speaking in reference to the Reds’ 2023/24 preparations, Szoboszlai told the Daily Mail: “It was not easy! I came from a really good team in Leipzig and pre-season is hard everywhere but I never had three training sessions a day before in my life!”
No wonder the Hungarian opted to walk, rather than cycle up a hill on the way back to the team hotel after training earlier in the week! The 22-year-old arrived from RB Leipzig after Liverpool triggered a £60 million release clause in his contract shortly before the June 30 deadline. He wowed supporters with his impressive showing in the club’s lactate test on his first day of training with the Reds and his stamina has not gone unnoticed by the manager.
## Szoboszlai Makes Non-Competitive Debut for Liverpool
Szoboszlai made his non-competitive debut for the Reds in Wednesday night’s friendly against Karlsruher, an occasion and opportunity that the Hungary captain relished as he continues to adjust to life on Merseyside. “I enjoyed it a lot. I felt really good, in good condition with good players, in an unbelievable stadium. It was a good first one and I am ready to go now. They squad have been really welcoming, really nice,” he continued.
The midfielder also spoke about his role within the side as the team continues to adjust to the 3-4-3 formation employed by Klopp towards the end of the season. Szoboszlai insisted that he is happy to operate in a number of different roles and that he is just keen to get on the field as much as possible: “I just want to be on the pitch! But as a number eight, a number 10, if I have to slide back a little bit to take the ball as a No. 6? No problem. I want to be more towards the goal but, yeah, I’m a box-to-box [midfielder] I would say!”
## Klopp Impressed With Szoboszlai’s Stamina
Szoboszlai’s impressive stamina has certainly not gone unnoticed by Jurgen Klopp. The Hungarian midfielder’s impressive showing in the club’s lactate test on his first day of training with the Reds was enough to wow supporters and it appears that Klopp is equally impressed with Szoboszlai’s fitness levels.
The 22-year-old’s arrival from RB Leipzig was triggered by Liverpool activating a £60 million release clause in his contract shortly before the June 30 deadline. Szoboszlai’s impressive stamina and willingness to work hard has certainly made an impression on Klopp and it appears that he is already settling into life at Liverpool.
The Hungarian midfielder made his non-competitive debut for the Reds in Wednesday night’s friendly against Karlsruher, an occasion and opportunity that Szoboszlai relished as he continues to adjust to life on Merseyside. He has also spoken about his role within the side as the team continues to adjust to the 3-4-3 formation employed by Klopp towards the end of the season.
Szoboszlai is happy to operate in a number of different roles and is just keen to get on the field as much as possible. He has already made an impression on Klopp and it appears that he is settling into life at Liverpool quite nicely. With his impressive stamina and willingness to work hard, it looks like Szoboszlai will be an important part of Klopp’s plans for the 2023/24 season.