Ferencvaros goalkeeper Adam Bogdan is backing Hungary teammate Dominik Szoboszlai for success with Liverpool.

Bogdan, himself, is a former Liverpool player.

He told the Liverpool Echo: “I was very, very proud. It's something that we, Hungarians, haven't had.

“Everybody around us has star players who are playing at top, top teams in Europe.

“Leipzig are a fantastic team, a Champions League team and it's fantastic to play there, but they are not one of the traditionally big teams in Europe.

“Finally, not just we have someone there, but we have the guy who has the fourth-highest transfer fee paid for him, and he gets the number eight shirt. That's huge for Hungary and huge for anybody that loves Hungarian football and the Premier League.

“Liverpool has a huge following in Hungary. The Premier League has a huge following in Hungary. To have a player in the Premier League itself is fantastic but to have a player, who is the captain of the national team, going into not only one of the biggest teams in England but one of the biggest in the world, they are so excited. So, so excited.

“And I think they should be because a lot of boxes are ticked for this to be a good fit, a good marriage. For me personally, I was super excited when I heard, really proud and happy for everybody involved really.

“Some people are a bit worried, just because they're afraid that it's a bigger step than they might have expected. It's a lot of money, also bigger than maybe expected.

“But at the same time, for me or anybody following football more professionally, I think it's definitely the right step and it's no surprise. We know this was a well-thought through process. He's had a well-managed, well built-up career path that he's on at the moment.

“He has followed a similar path to Haaland, from Salzburg to a top Bundesliga club in Leipzig, where he played in the Champions League and he won the German Cup. And now he has also arrived at a top, top team in England. It's the right choice."