Dominik Szoboszlai is facing a big 24 hours as he waits to see if any interested parties decide to activate his €70million release clause.
The exciting talent has been courted by Newcastle United and Liverpool this summer with neither side coming to any type of agreement on his price tag with RB Leipzig. The Hungary captain has a desire to play in the Premier League but still has three years left on his current deal.
The much talked about clause for Szoboszlai expires at midnight tomorrow and after that RB Leipzig can name their price. The German club know the value of the eastern European star but his representatives have discussed his future and a potential switch to England.
Although, EM Sports Management, when approached by Chronicle Live, stayed silent despite the abundance of stories driven from Germany and Hungary that continually linked the star with Newcastle.
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United are understood to have believed that the expensive clause - for a player unproven in the Premier League - did not fit in with their valuation. And that is what deals for Newcastle will boil down to this summer, whether a target fits the price range the Magpies have closely guarded on their note pads.
Already this summer we've seen Newcastle leave the room on James Maddison during talks with Leicester City, hence Tottenham Hotspur moving forward and completing what was deemed an extortionate deal for a player who had less than 12 months left on his deal. Sandro Tonali's case was different in some ways as Newcastle eventually agreed a bigger price than the original quote but did not move out of their projected budget for that player.
That will be the case for Szoboszlai where the player will given an opportunity to play Champions League football and a good package. It's still too early to say if it will be a straight shoot out with Liverpool but remember, Newcastle don't do bidding wars on players and quickly move on to other targets if they don't succeed.
