Newcastle United are believed to have opted against signing Dominik Szoboszlai to focus on other targets after Liverpool were the only club to activate his £60million release clause.
The 22-year-old midfielder was presented as a Liverpool player on Sunday but like the James Maddison transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle had by then shifted focus on other potential deals. RB Leipzig supremo Max Eberl has spoken about the process of Szoboszlai's exit from the Bundesliga club.
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