Even for Liverpool, the sudden execution of their pursuit of Dominik Szoboszlai was impressive.
The Reds only opened talks with the player's Hungarian-based agency at the top of the week after turning their attention to the RB Leipzig midfielder in their efforts to strengthen their midfield.
Initially, the noises coming out of Anfield were not particularly encouraging after details of the meeting were disclosed on Wednesday afternoon and there was also some conjecture over the existence of a release clause that stood at £60m.
