The 29-year-old has been an important figure for Slovakia in Germany this month and is set to be part of the squad that faces England in the round of 16 on June 30 in Gelsenkirchen.

 

The Falcons qualified for the round of 16 as one of the finest third-placed teams in Group E, trailing only Romania and Belgium.

All four sides in the group finished with four points each, but Romania won the tiebreaker by scoring more goals than second-placed Belgium, despite both having a greater goal differential than Francesco Calzona’s club.

 

Lobotka has wowed observers with his physical and technical skills, as well as his ability to command the midfield in both attack and defence.

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Liverpool eyeing up move for Napoli midfield enforcer Stanislav Lobotka

According to Fichajes, Liverpool has taken note of Lobotka’s strong achievements and is considering signing the Slovakian international this summer.

According to the source, Napoli is not actively attempting to move the 29-year-old this summer, but he is valued at £34 million.

Lobotka’s current contract with the Italian giants is only slated to expire at the end of the 2026-27 Serie A season, and the club has the option to extend it by another year.

Last week, the player’s agent, Branislav Jasurek, claimed that he had an agreement in place with La Liga giants Barcelona for his client’s transfer this summer, but he also stated that Barca’s financial troubles caused the deal to fall through.

Speaking in an interview with RTV, Jasurek said: “We had an agreement with Barcelona, then they changed the manager. At the moment, the situation is not very clear.”

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Agent refuses to rule out Lobotka move this summer

While Lobotka is now set to return to Serie A after the Euros, Jasurek did not close the door on the possibility of his client departing Naples this summer.

He said: “Barcelona has financial problems and the operation to buy Lobotka has been frozen. However, the negotiations have definitely not fallen through and the situation can still evolve.

“Lobotka will return to Naples and everyone will be happy. Napoli have no intention of letting go of him for a low fee. There are coaches looking for a midfielder like Lobotka and I’m still talking to some of them.”

Still, it will be intriguing to see if the Reds are willing to spend such a large sum on a player who will turn 30 in November this year, especially after signing Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo at the start of last season.