Dominik Szoboszlai Signs Long-Term Liverpool Contract Until 2031
Liverpool have moved to lock down the heartbeat of their midfield, with Dominik Szoboszlai signing a new five-year contract that ties him to Anfield until 2031.
The deal ends months of speculation over the Hungarian’s future and underlines just how central the club believe he is to the next era of Liverpool football. At 25, they are betting that his prime is still to come. So is he.
“I’m never happy,” Szoboszlai said. “I want to set the example. 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.”
From £60m Signing to Anfield Standard-Setter
Signed from RB Leipzig for £60m in 2023, Szoboszlai quickly became the standout performer in a season of transition. While others flickered, he burned steadily: 13 goals, 12 assists, and a constant surge of energy and intent through midfield.
He didn’t just fit in. He took responsibility.
When Mohamed Salah – who left Liverpool at the end of the season – calls you “one of the best players in the world”, it lands differently inside a dressing room that has seen genuine greatness. For Liverpool’s hierarchy, it only sharpened the need to secure his long-term future.
Szoboszlai arrived talking big. He has not toned it down.
“When I signed, I said I want to win everything. That didn’t change for a little moment either. It stayed the same,” he said. The message is clear: this is not a player satisfied with a good season and a long contract. He wants a legacy.
Negotiations, Acceleration, Commitment
Behind the scenes, this agreement has been building for months. Szoboszlai still had two years left on his original deal, but both his camp and Liverpool’s sporting director Richard Hughes knew they were really negotiating the shape of the club’s future.
Talks dragged, then quickened. In recent weeks, the pace shifted. The two sides closed the gap, and this week pen finally met paper.
The outcome is a contract that runs to 2031, a statement of faith from both sides. Liverpool get security around one of their most influential players. Szoboszlai gets the platform – and the pressure – of being a central pillar in a team expected to challenge for the biggest prizes.
Vice-Captaincy in Waiting?
The new contract does more than secure Liverpool’s midfield. It alters the leadership map of the dressing room.
Andy Robertson’s departure this summer leaves the vice-captain’s armband without an owner. With Salah gone as well, the hierarchy is shifting. Liverpool need new voices, new figures to carry the weight of expectation.
Szoboszlai already wears the armband for Hungary. He leads there; he drives standards there. At Anfield, with his future now resolved and his influence growing, he will be a strong contender to step into that vice-captain role.
It would be a natural progression: from record signing, to standout performer, to long-term leader.
Liverpool have tied down their midfield dynamo. Now the question is simple: can he drag this new-look side to the trophies he so bluntly demands?
