"Everything revolves around Zvonimir Boban. The Croatian had landed at Milan in the summer of 2019 with a key roles under Elliott's management, and he immediately identified the Hungarian when he was at Red Bull Salzburg. Szoboszlai had a release clause of just over €20m, Milan closed the deal with his agents and it all seemed done. However, at the final stage the deal fell through, due to some skepticism about the boy's character, considered by some to be a bit immature and undeveloped."
"Six months later, however, the romance is revived. CEO Giorgio Furlani meets with agents and intermediaries and signs a preliminary agreement for a five-year contract. A toast is raised, everything is settled. Then, once again, everything falls through: Dominik would have been the first signing of the Ralf Rangnick era, but he never ended up arriving as renewed faith was put in Stefano Pioli."
"Szoboszlai is now one of Liverpool's stars having paid €70m to sign him from RB Leipzig. Yesterday he stung Inter with a perfect penalty in the dying seconds. He did it at San Siro, the stadium that on many occasions could have been his home. The Hungarian also scored against Milan last September, later leaving the pitch wearing the Rossoneri shirt and stating: "I wear it because I'm a Milan fan. All my friends know it. I have a photo with my grandmother and Maldini in Budapest.""
Dominik Szoboszlai played a decisive role at San Siro against Inter and almost joined AC Milan on two occasions. Juventus scouted him at 19 with an initial €10m valuation. Zvonimir Boban identified him for Milan in 2019 while he was at Red Bull Salzburg. A release clause of just over €20m prompted Milan to close a deal, but doubts about his maturity stopped the move. Six months later CEO Giorgio Furlani signed a preliminary five-year agreement, yet the transfer collapsed again as plans shifted away from Ralf Rangnick and faith returned to Stefano Pioli. Szoboszlai later joined Liverpool for €70m and scored a late penalty at San Siro.
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