Dominik Szoboszlai backed for big Liverpool role as Andoni Iraola set to make crucial decision
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The 35-year-old remains the Reds' most important defender but he is now into the final 12 months of his current contract.With Alisson Becker, Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo also coming to the end of their existing deals next summer, further transition is expected at Liverpool.But Szoboszlai has been backed as the player to lead it by former Reds and England goalkeeper David James.Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, James said of the Hungary national team skipper: "He has definitely got the potential to be a future Liverpool captain.“I mean, the Virgil van Dijk one is interesting because I was trying to do the maths in my head. Because then you become the very senior player in a changing room.“But with regards to Dom, one of my favourite players, of course, many Liverpool fans will have him as their favourite player.“Iraola has only signed for a couple of years, and I know Pep (Guardiola) only used to sign a two-year deal and he ended up staying at (Manchester) City for 10 years, didn't he?“So, there's a part of it where you think, if things go well with Liverpool over these next two years, Iraola might stay there longer and therefore someone like Dominik would be that mainstay throughout his tenure at Liverpool.“We saw some amazing things from Dom last season, and we also saw him playing in a position which wasn't suited to getting the best out of what he was capable of.“And with Iraola's system, it's high energy, but if he is playing in the right place, then you get the best out of that high energy rather than put him in a right-back position, which didn't necessarily suit that.“So I think, again, we will see in a fresh environment with hungry players, and time to recover over the summer.
“I want to set the example," he said. “I want to be an example also for everyone, as much as I can.“When I signed, I said I want to win everything.
It stayed the same: I want to win everything that is possible in this country, also let’s say the Champions League.“I’m ready to go for it. I think so, yes, even though I am only 25.