Liverpool's thoughts on Mason Mount to Man Utd transfer after signing Dominik Szoboszlai

Liverpool reportedly feel that a move for Mason Mount was too expensive and that is why the Reds turned their attention to Dominik Szoboszlai. Mount was confirmed as a new Manchester United signing on Monday but initially seemed destined to move to Anfield earlier this summer. 

Jurgen Klopp’s desire to oversee a major rebuild of his midfield saw him identify Mount as a potential addition towards the end of last season. The 24-year-old playmaker had decided to leave Chelsea having failed to agree to a contract extension beyond 2024. 

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But according to The Athletic, Liverpool had long decided that they would not pursue Mount. The former Blues star is expected to earn around £250,000 per week at Old Trafford, a figure that the Reds could not justify paying. 

"We've talked, so much so that Erling Haaland has also advised on finding real estate, and it could very well be that we become neighbours,” Szoboszlai told Hungarian outlet Nemzeti Sport.