£36m Liverpool signing backed for success by former team-mate | OneFootball

New Liverpool signing Ibrahima Konate has been tipped for success by a former RB Leipzig team-mate.

Yvon Mvogo, who spent last season in the Netherlands with PSV on loan from the Bundesliga side, has no doubts about the ‘fantastic defender’.

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Speaking to the Mirror, the goalkeeper has backed Konate to find success in the Premier League with Liverpool after a difficult injury-plagued year.

“Ibra Konate is just such a fantastic defender. He had some injuries this year so he couldn’t show his full potential,” Mvogo said.

“He’s one of the best young defenders I have seen in my career and I just wish him all the best at Liverpool. I’m sure he will succeed there and show everyone what a great player he is,” the 27-year-old continued.

“I know he has all the attributes needed to do well in the Premier League. He has all the strengths a defender needs.”