Liverpool new boy Naby Keita is a more complete midfielder than Chelsea star N’Golo Kante and “the only player who can take the No.8 jersey after Steven Gerrard”, says Bruce Grobbelaar.
Just four years on from playing Ligue 2 football at FC Istres, the highly-rated Guinea international is now a £48 million ($61m) addition at Anfield.
He has been handed an iconic jersey upon his arrival, with big things expected of a man following in the footsteps of Reds legend Gerrard and one charged with helping to cover the loss of Philippe Coutinho.