Multiple sources now reporting that Liverpool are closing in on mega-money contract announcement

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Liverpool are desperate to hold onto Dominik Szoboszlai amid interest from Real Madrid, with the Reds working on extending the Hungarian’s contract. As things stand, Szoboszlai’s contract will expire in June 2028, but a player of his quality cannot be allowed to enter the last two years of his deal, much less its final year.

Dominik Szoboszlai ‘on course’ to sign new Liverpool deal despite Real Madrid allure By all accounts, Szoboszlai is a childhood Real Madrid fan with recent images posted to X revealing that he had a backpack with Los Blancos heraldry during his days at RB Leipzig. “Szoboszlai’s only focus is on Liverpool and that his priority remains on negotiating a new deal, likely to see him elevated to among the club’s best-paid players.” Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk signed massive new contracts last year, and now extending Szoboszlai’s deal is of equal importance.

He’s a pure Barclaysman. ?pic.twitter.com/Z3Pr97xOnY — Tandy (@LFC_Tandy) February 16, 2026 Trusted reporter plays down Real Madrid interest Reliable reporter David Lynch, who has inside sources at Liverpool, has moved to downplay Madrid interest in Szoboszlai “At the moment, there’s absolutely nothing in it,” Lynch told Anfield Index. “It’s not like people are saying someone’s going to come for him, I think it’s all spiralled from someone [Hungary manager Marco Rossi] saying he wanted to play for Real Madrid.