Ex-Liverpool star already made Maghnes Akliouche prediction amid transfer approach
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Former Liverpool star Takumi Minamino has praised his Monaco teammate Maghnes Akliouche, with the Reds having made an approach for the winger amid interest from Paris Saint-GermainLiverpool has made an approach for Maghnes Akliouche(Image: Getty Images)Former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino has already offered valuable perspective on what the club might anticipate from Maghnes Akliouche. The duo have been colleagues at Monaco since 2022.The Reds lodged an initial enquiry for Akliouche as the club presses on with its search for wide players this summer.
He has subsequently become a target for Paris Saint-Germain, which has allegedly seen three bids for Akliouche turned down.Whether the France international will complete a move to Liverpool and join summer signing Victor Munoz in strengthening the club's wide alternatives remains uncertain. Nevertheless, former Anfield player Minamino has previously endorsed Akliouche with high praise, reports the Liverpool Echo."When I arrived at the club, I noticed him straight away, he was the best young player in the team," Minamino told Monaco's club website in December 2024.
I am sure he will have a good future so I am happy to be able to play with him."Takumi Minamino and Akliouche have been Monaco teammates since 2022(Image: Valery HACHE / AFP via Getty Images)Minamino served as a squad player throughout his spell at Liverpool, yet lined up alongside a number of legendary forwards during his time at Anfield. "We should not forget, as an offensive player coming to Liverpool in a time when the settled front three were Mane, Firmino, Salah; the new signing was Diogo Jota - it's not like you have to be a bad player to not be in the first lineup."No, you have to be a world-class player to be around [the starting XI] and to be the next coming on, so Taki [Minamino] did that incredibly well for us."Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.