The Reds have revealed their new arrival at Anfield will take the jersey left free by the departure by the Netherlands international midfielder
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.
