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Kylian Mbappe gave Jeremy Doku a glowing endorsement(Image: UEFA via Getty Images)

Back in the summer of 2023, everything looked like it was falling into place for Belgian winger Jeremy Doku to join Liverpool.

His performances for Rennes were so impressive during his three-year stint there that he caught the eye of former PSG hotshot Mbappe.

"Recently, I was speaking with my father about a player who impressed me because of his speed qualities, that is Doku, at Rennes," Mbappe said in June 2021.



His desire to land the player was actually the German's second bite of the cherry too, after Doku and his father were previously invited to Merseyside back in 2017 to tour Liverpool's training facilities.

The winger's father, David, even detailed how Liverpool turned on a huge charm offensive to land his son.

The player received a telling thumbs up from his Belgian team-mate and now former City star, Kevin De Bruyne, as Pep Guardiola began to pivot his attention to the young star.

Speaking after the forward had scored his first international goal, De Bruyne said: "He [Doku] is nimble, fast and he can dribble.

He is a diamond in the rough."

City pushed their title rivals aside and secured Doku on a five-year deal for a reported £55.5million.

"This is a great day for me, both personally and professionally," Doku said upon signing at the Etihad Stadium.