
Anfield Index
·30 de junio de 2025
Agent suggests Liverpool stars could play key roles together

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·30 de junio de 2025
In the static silence of the off-season, Liverpool have whispered something rather loud: change is coming. Not through slogans or declarations, but in the carefully constructed logic of their transfer business. Florian Wirtz in, record-breaking fee, eyebrows raised. And now, talk turns to the pitch, to the chemistry, to the shapes and spaces.
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Dominik Szoboszlai’s agent, Matyas Esterhazy, has leaned into the speculation with the subtlety of a hand grenade. Speaking to M4 Sport, he was forthright in his assessment of what this could mean for his client.
“I am sure that the two of them [Szoboszlai and Wirtz] will be together on the pitch in some form,” Esterhazy said. “Dominik has been in an environment where competition is the norm since he was 16.”
These are not the words of a man worried about his client’s place. This is someone who sees possibility in proximity. A recalibration rather than a relegation.
There are hints and whispers of how Arne Slot might seek to combine the two. A double pivot? A narrow box behind the striker? One playing in the pocket, the other drifting from the left? Tactical blueprints are not just penned in ink these days. They are drafted with the fluidity of motion and moulded by instinct.
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Esterhazy added, “I trust that Dominik will jump this step and will be increasingly successful with the constantly developing team.”
Szoboszlai’s pressing game, his range and recovery, his relentless shuttling between lines — these are not the attributes of someone phased out. Rather, they’re the foundations of someone essential.
If anything, Wirtz’s arrival may liberate Szoboszlai. No longer asked to chase shadows on both flanks, he could find freedom in structure. And Wirtz? He brings spark and serenity in possession, the kind that invites chaos in the right zones.
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The broader conversation becomes one about fit. Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott — Liverpool’s midfield options are no longer limited. They are layered.
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Slot will need to balance creativity and control, ambition and discipline. It is not an easy equation. But few puzzles are as fascinating.
This is the kind of thing that gets the heart racing for Liverpool fans. It is not just about signing Wirtz, it is what the move symbolises. We are witnessing the birth of a midfield built not on grit and grind, but on imagination. Creativity over chaos, composure over compromise.
Szoboszlai was never going to be sidelined. His agent’s confidence feels justified. If anything, he could be more influential than ever. Sharing responsibility with Wirtz doesn’t dilute his impact, it sharpens it. Less running to cover gaps means more licence to push forward, to create, to influence.
We’re finally seeing a Liverpool squad where elite talent competes with elite talent. That is what champions need. Look at City. Look at Madrid. That constant push from within. Now Liverpool are getting there too.
Slot’s vision is becoming clearer with each move. And if he can get Szoboszlai and Wirtz dancing in tandem, pulling strings and breaking lines together, then the rest of the Premier League should be very, very worried.