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Dominik Szoboszlai was pranked by a Hungarian telecommunications company(Image: Ryan Browne/REX/Shutterstock)

Dominik Szoboszlai was the target of a humorous April Fool's joke from Hungarian telecommunications giant Magyar Telekom earlier this week.

The telecommunications company revealed a statue in his honour but it did not resemble him at all.

The Liverpool midfielder, who attended a low-key event to celebrate the one-year partnership with the company, was left speechless when he was presented the sculpture made out of recycled mobile phones.



He was greeted with a scary life-sized statue that looked nothing like him.

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The sculpture featured deformed cheeks, a shiny chin, and a monstrous quiff.

It's no surprise the Hungary captain was left stunned.

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After being asked if he liked it, Szoboszlai said: "No.

I only stayed because I respect you.

"I don't think this has ever happened before, to do something without asking."

After a brief pause, Szoboszlai hilariously added: "This looks nothing like me.

It looks like my a** turned inside out."

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He soon learned that a giant version of the statue would be placed at a busy intersection in the city and was led to believe it would be floated down the River Danube on a barge during Hungary's national holiday on August 20.

Szoboszlai remained shocked before Telekom told him it was a major prank.

The moment, which was posted by Sport Bible on Instagram received many comments from fans.

One joked: "Designed by Arda Guler," before another added: "Arda liked it," followed by laughing emojis.

The pair clashed during Hungary and Turkey’s UEFA Nations League clash last month.

Guler hit back at Szoboszlai, calling him ‘a joke’

Later, Szoboszlai taunted the Real Madrid star on social media following the altercation.

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Responding to an Instagram post featuring a picture of him being shushed by Guler, the Hungarian wrote ‘1088’ - the exact amount of minutes the 20-year-old has featured for Real Madrid this season.