Liverpool star falls for the scam.

Dominik Szoboszlai was horrified when he saw the statue honoring him, which looked like nothing more than a sculpted nightmare.

The statue almost made Szoboszlai leave.

Initially, the Hungarian midfielder thought he was attending a small event to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his partnership with the telecommunications company Telekom. However, he quickly realized he had become the subject of an elaborate April Fool's joke orchestrated by Hungary's leading telecommunications company.

"As soon as the statue was unveiled, Szoboszlai was left speechless," The Sun described. The life -sized statue had a huge, shiny chin, distorted cheeks, bizarrely spiky hair, and bore absolutely no resemblance to him.

But that's not all; the statue is also assembled from 1,200 broken mobile phones, as part of Telekom's campaign to encourage the recycling of electronic waste.

The Hungarian captain's reaction was fully captured in the video posted by Telekom, ranging from excitement and confusion to panic in just a few seconds. Despite being somewhat angry, Szoboszlai remained calm and eventually even posed for a photo next to the artwork.

A close-up of the statue by Szoboszlai.

After being invited into a private room, he confided in his two companions: "I almost left. I only stayed out of respect for you guys. Doing this without asking beforehand is unprecedented."

When he saw the souvenirs like mugs and T-shirts printed with the statue's distorted face, Szoboszlai couldn't hold back his laughter. He jokingly exclaimed, "This doesn't look like me at all. It looks like my butt is upside down!"

Furthermore, the 24-year-old player was threatened that a giant version of the statue would be placed right in the middle of a busy intersection, or even set adrift on the Danube River on Hungary's National Day (August 20).

While the Liverpool star was experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions, the crew behind the scenes were laughing hysterically at this "one-of-a-kind" reaction. Finally, Telekom officially revealed that it was an April Fool's joke.

Szoboszlai is a major star of Hungarian football right now. He was a key player in Liverpool's quest to win the Premier League in 2024/25. He started 23 out of 28 matches, scoring 5 goals and providing 4 assists.

Jota's solitary goal solidified Liverpool's top spot. In the 57th minute, Diogo Jota scored the only goal to give Liverpool the victory in the Merseyside derby against Everton.

Source: https://znews.vn/sao-liverpool-dinh-cu-lua-post1543498.html