Former Liverpool manager to guide West Ham's on-loan midfield prodigy

Apart from the nine new first team signings, West Ham also brought in 17-year-old midfield prodigy Mohamadou Kante from French second division side Paris FC. Kante has been turning heads with his performances in France's youth leagues and is viewed as the Hammers long-term defensive midfield reinforcement to replace experienced first team stars such as Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez in the middle of the park. Therefore West Ham immediately decided to send him on a season long loan move back to Paris FC in order to continue his development further alongside getting more playing time.

Now, the athletic holding midfielder could improve himself as a better ball-playing defensive midfielder under the guidance of former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. This is due to the fact that Klopp has recently become the Global head of soccer at Red Bull and will guide all of their teams regarding developing youth talent and club football management. Moreover, according to L'Equipe, the Red Bull group is working a deal to acquire Paris FC, thus Klopp will offer his tactical knowledge and invaluable experience to Kante, which will be very crucial for his further development.

Former Liverpool manager to guide West Ham's on-loan midfield prodigy

During his time in the Premier League as Liverpool manager, Klopp gave several chances to top talents such as Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold, who went to establish themselves as first team starters for the Reds winning both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Further Klopp's high-pressing tactical setup will help in getting the best out of Kante, given the defensive midfielder's tenacious tackling ability to quickly win the ball possession. Hence, it's a great opportunity for Kante to increase his efforts in training to become a starter at Paris FC and then, improve his game with Klopp's feedback and guidance to become one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League as well as for the France national team.

Signing Kante seems to become a great decision from West Ham and the Hammers will be keen to watch what the future holds for the athletic midfielder at the London Stadium in the upcoming seasons.