Liverpool have invested £36 million ($50m) in Ibrahima Konate, and have now revealed the French defender will be inheriting the No 5 shirt from Georginio Wijnaldum.
The Reds spent big this summer on bolstering their centre-half options, having seen injuries leave them alarmingly short last season.
Konate has been prised away from RB Leipzig, with the the highly-rated 22-year-old also trusted to follow in the footsteps of the departed Dutch midfielder.
What has been said?
The Reds announced on their official website: "Liverpool FC can confirm the squad number Ibrahima Konate will wear for the 2021-22 season.