Dominik Szoboszlai has made an impressive start to life at Liverpool (Picture: Getty Images)
Joao Felix is a big fan of Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, picking him out as the young player he would most like to join him at Barcelona.
The Hungarian has made an excellent start to his career at Anfield after arriving from RB Leipzig over the summer.
The 23-year-old has instantly become a regular in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield, playing 20 times so far this season and scoring three goals.
Clearly Szoboszlai has caught the eye of Felix, who has backed him to be a Barcelona player at some point in his career.
The Portugal international was asked on Spíler TV which young player he would like to play with at Barcelona and said: ‘Dominik Szoboszlai, from Liverpool. I like his game and I think he could play here one day.
A £60m signing from RB Leipzig, it is no surprise that Szoboszalai has been good in a Liverpool shirt, but it has been impressive how quickly he has adapted to the Premier League.
Speaking shortly after he arrived, Jurgen Klopp said: ‘He has pretty much all the attributes you want to see – and the last thing you would think when you see him playing is he is only 22, so there is a lot more to come when he settles in properly.
‘Obviously, he has no problem to adapt to everything in an instant, but there is still more to come and we are really pleased. We are really pleased, from the first day since he was here he is full of energy. [He is] in the middle of the team already and, yes, it’s good news.’
Joao Felix is spending the season on loan at Barcelona (Picture: Getty Images)
On his move to the English top flight at just 22, the Hungarian said: ‘To be honest, I was thinking, “Is it the right timing?” This was the only thing I was thinking of. Not [if it was] the right choice, the right timing.
‘Am I ready to come to the Premier League and play for Liverpool? And I said to myself, ‘Always when something big comes you never know you are ready, [so] you have to try.’
‘And if I don’t try, it will always be in my mind why I didn’t go. So I just said, “Let’s do it, let’s see, I’m going to be ready.”’
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