If reports are accurate that Cody Gakpo earns around £250,000 per week while Dominik Szoboszlai is on closer to £120,000, serious questions need to be asked about Liverpool’s wage structure.
Because based on performances, that gap simply doesn’t reflect reality.
Output Vs Influence
Szoboszlai has often been Liverpool’s engine.
Energy.
Pressing.
Ball carrying.
Leadership in midfield.
Even during inconsistent team performances, the Hungarian has regularly been one of the few players driving intensity and forward momentum.
Gakpo, meanwhile, has had spells of quality but also prolonged quiet periods — particularly in games where Liverpool have lacked creativity or urgency.
If one player is earning more than double the other, the performances should justify it.
Right now, that’s debatable.
Value Isn’t Just Goals
Szoboszlai’s impact goes beyond goals and assists.
He links play.
He covers ground.
He presses intelligently.
He adds control in midfield.
When he’s absent or moved out of position, Liverpool often lose balance.
That level of influence at £120k per week — in modern Premier League terms — looks undervalued.
A Contract Situation To Watch?
If the wage gap is accurate, Liverpool may need to address it sooner rather than later.
Elite performers notice pay structures.
And if Szoboszlai continues to be central to the team while others on significantly higher wages struggle for consistency, adjustments become inevitable.
Rewarding performance is key to maintaining harmony.
A Statement About Priorities
Wages reflect how a club values its players.
If Liverpool see Szoboszlai as a core part of the project, his salary should reflect that status.
Because right now, on form alone, he looks like he deserves far more than £120k per week.
Jamie (The Kopite View)
The Kopite View 
How Gakpo got his huge wages in the first place is a puzzle. He wasn’t particularly sought after and came as an alternative to Diaz, not a genuine starter. His performances have not improved over time as he simply plays the same game every week. Dom came as captain of his country and eyed by many top clubs, yet he was given less than half Gakpo’s wage. All footballers are overpaid just some mores so than others.
Thanks for your comments, and I agree. The great Bill Shankly would be turning in his grave with the money players get now.
Complete nonsense, a players contract is agreed when signing and at some point in the future will be offered new terms or be sold both players mentioned agreed their deal via their agents and the club the argument that A is better for the team than B is with hindsight they are Liverpool players and we shouldn’t be trying to do a hatchet job on one of our own
Thanks for commenting and you have a valid point. Personally, I just don’t think Gakpo is earning his wage just now, but Szobozlai’s performances have merited a new contract, worth much more than he’s on just now.