He’s here, Liverpool have found their perfect successor for star player

He’s here, Liverpool have found their perfect successor for star player Liverpool have always been known to plan ahead. Whether it's promoting a youngster from the youth academy or signing a young talent from another team, the Reds are always on the lookout for the next generation of players. Over the last couple of years, they've majorly focused on signing players for the future with some stalwarts such as Andy Robertson being replaced by youngster's such as Milos Kerkez . And, while all of the players that they've signed certainly have big future's ahead of them, at the moment, it's unclear whether it's been worth the Reds taking the risk to replace those who have carried them for so long. However, despite their under performance last term, it hasn't stopped them from eyeing new deals for youngsters with Andoni Iraola now finding the perfect successor to one of his star men. Lucca Brughmans is the perfect successor for Alisson When Giorgi Mamardashvili was signed , most people expected the Georgian to take over Alisson 's place as Liverpool's number one. However, after earning so many appearances last season thanks to the number of injuries that the Brazilian suffered, it was made clear that Mamardashvili is not ready for the responsibility of being the Reds' number one yet. Almost every single shot the 25-year-old faced ended up in the back of the net with his distribution also rather dismal. Each of these are key things that a goalkeeper needs to be successful so, the fact that he's not very good at either is massively concerning. So, the fact that Liverpool's latest addition of Brughmans is in some of the best form of his life for KRC Genk is certainly exciting. The 18-year-old goalkeeper was signed by Liverpool on deadline day for around £30 million and, while that may seem like a lot of money, for how talented he is, it could end up being a bargain. That is, especially after the performance he put in against Anderlecht on Sunday. Lucca Brughmans was KRC Genk's best player vs Anderlecht Throughout Sunday's 0-0 draw with Anderlecht, Brughmans managed to make four saves with two of them coming from inside of the box [ Sofascore ]. The young Belgian also made an absolute wonder-save where he had to use all 6'7 of his body to tip the shot he faced over the bar. Defensively, Brughmans was also fairly solid as he recovered the ball nine times. Throughout the clash, he also managed to have 46 touches of the ball and got 21 of the passes he attempted to their intended target. Obviously, he's still young so he can develop into an even better player in the future. But, right now, the fact that he's already putting in man of the match performances proves how good he actually is. The 2026-27 season could genuinely be the last chance that Mamardashvili has to prove his worth because, if he doesn't manage to do it this term, Brughmans will be joining up with the Anfield outfit and will likely take his place. Here's hoping that the young Belgian keeps up his current run of form and proves why the Reds spent £30 million on him.