He's arrived, meet Liverpool's sensational new English defender
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Liverpool have an exciting young defender in their ranks, who has finally arrived on the scene.
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Andoni Iraola's defensive depth is probably one of his strongest areas in the squad. There are just so many talented individuals, with exciting potential.
Spearheaded by Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool's defence also includes the experienced Ronald Araujo and Joe Gomez. However, behind them Jeremy Jacquet is one of the best young defenders on the planet.
Giovanni Leoni showed that he is also among the best with an exciting debut for Liverpool. He did unfortunately suffer an injury which has halted his progress, and he's missed close to a year of football now.
However, he is on his way back, and there's hope he could be involved with the squad in November.
Until then, he can keep an eye on Jacquet who is leading by example in terms of how you want your defender to play.
Liverpool's quest to replace Virgil van Dijk
Obviously, there is a huge question mark looming over Liverpool at the moment. The question mark concerns the future of Van Dijk.
Just what exactly is the plan right now nobody knows. Van Dijk's contract expires at the end of the season. You would think, he's earned another extension. Whether Julian Ward will grant him that extension remains to be seen.
Behind the scenes Liverpool have certainly built a young core ready to take over. Ifeanyi Ndukwe is currently catching the eye on loan at Levante after a brilliant pre-season for the Reds.
Mor Talla Ndiaye is getting closer and closer to the first-team as well. He's regarded as a very talented defender. Meanwhile Wellity Lucky recently sat on the bench for Liverpool's first-team against LASK.
There's Dara Jikiemi and Prince Kobe Cisse, who are both defenders worth keeping an eye on. And there's another one, too.
Meet Liverpool's English sensation Josh Mfuni
The talented young defender has arrived on the scene after earning a call-up to England's U15 squad for the first time.
Mfuni is one of the most highly rated young prospects in the club's academy. He is expected to be involved in England's squad who will compete at the inaugural U15 World Cup later this month.
The youngster has captained Liverpool at U13 level. Last year, he led his team to winning the Virgil Legacy Tournament and was voted the best defender in the competition.
Now, this summer he debuted for Liverpool's U16 side, playing in Japan against the J.League select side.
And he continues to catch the eye with his ability on the ball and his reading of the game. His older brother Stephen recently scored his first Premier League goal for Coventry at just 18-years-old, and it looks like Josh is following in his footsteps.