When the European Under-21 Championship got underway on June 21, Liverpool eyes were looking on intently.
With the Reds in the midst of a long-awaited midfield revamp, their second summer signing was touted to be taking part in the tournament in Romania and Georgia. Having already signed Alexis Mac Allister, Khephren Thuram, Manu Kone, Ryan Gravenberch and Gabri Veiga were the shortlisted names of interest.
Yet two weeks later and Liverpool were in negotiations to sign Dominik Szoboszlai, snapping up the RB Leipzig midfielder against the clock after activating a £60m release clause in his contract. While the Reds have sporadically been linked with the Hungarian in the past, their sudden swoop for the playmaker caught many off-guard.
