The agent of Dominik Szoboszlai believes Liverpool's decision to give his client the No.8 shirt is proof of the club's belief in their new £60m signing.
And Matyas Esterhazy, who has represented Szobozslai throughout his professional career, has detailed how quickly the Reds moved during a whirlwind few days that brought the Hungary captain to Anfield last week.
Liverpool spoke to Esterhazy and his EM Sports agency at the start of last week and held productive discussions before opening formal dialogue with RB Leipzig on Friday.