According to Goal, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has held personal one-to-one training sessions with defender Billy Koumetio.
It’s claimed that Klopp has taken a shine to Koumetio, and has been working closely with him during the club’s trip to Austria.
Klopp has allegedly worked on positioning and tactical understanding with the teenager, given the complexity of Liverpool’s defensive setup.
Liverpool play a high line and are always on the front foot, so building attacks from the back is as important as being defensively solid.
Those are things that Koumetio will learn from being around the first team, but Klopp has taken the time to work with him on a personal level.
Koumetio, 17, played half an hour of Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Red Bull Salzburg, and again caught the eye.
The Frenchman is a giant figure, and Klopp praised his physical attributes last week in a major sign that he sees Koumetio as a future first-team player.
Signed from Orleans in 2019, Koumetio is receiving plenty of hype this summer, and Klopp’s one-to-one training session with him is another sign of his talent.
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