€70m Liverpool star is a SURPRISE candidate to replace Luis Diaz | OneFootball

There is a way Liverpool won't have to spend a single penny and it involves changing the role of one of the club's key stars.

With Florian Wirtz expected to arrive at Anfield, Dominik Szoboszlai will now have direct competition for the no.10 role. Fortunately, for the Hungarian he can play pretty much anywhere.

Many have suggested he could drop deeper but there is another world where the Reds no.8 who Anfield Watch understands arrived from RB Leipzig for €70m could be used in another position.

Arne Slot could easily convert him into a left-sided midfielder or winger. Szoboszlai has played this position multiple times in the past.

He was a left-sided attacker at RB Leizpig and Red Bull Salzburg as well.

And he was pretty effective in the role. For RB Leipzig he averaged 0.81 goal contributions per 90 minutes while playing as a left-sided attacker.

Meanwhile, for Red Bull Salzburg he averaged 0.80 goal contributions per 90 playing in the same role.

For context, Diaz averaged 0.64 goal contributions per 90 for Liverpool while playing as a left-winger this season.

On paper, it makes sense to play Szoboszlai out wide. He's got a brilliant crossing ability and he can cut in from the left side onto his right foot to unleash his formidable shots on goal.

He's relatively quick as well and averaged over five dribble attempts while playing for RB Leipzig and Salzburg on the left side - so he can take players on.

Moving him there with his Hungarian teammate Milos Kerkez potentially coming in as well would make this move even more sense.

The two of them have a brilliant connection on and off the pitch and could flourish as a duo on Liverpool's left flank.