The added bonus Liverpool fans might not realise from Maghnes Akliouche transfer deal

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In all the excitement over a potential move for Akliouche, some might not have realised he has played with the new defender before.A glance at Les Bleuets' line-up from a 2025 win in Slovakia shows just how much depth France have for years to come. Jacquet's fellow centre-backs Castello Lukeba and Killian Sildillia already have Champions League experience while goalkeeper Robin Risser helped Lens qualify for next season's edition of the competition.In front of them, the midfield was headlined by Ayyoub Bouaddi.

Akliouche did enough last season to convince Didier Deschamps to bring him into France's World Cup squad, where his only outing came as a late sub in place of Bradley Barcola against Iraq.Jacquet is still waiting for a senior France debut, with his injury in the second half of last season delaying any call-up further. "No, I think it’s difficult to say a number when the market is open, and you have to be always open to new options to improve the squad," he said."There are obvious situations that we know where we need to sign players.

But there are other situations that we will have to analyse what the market gives you, what’s the cost, how we also see the players we have."We have some tricky positions where we have injured players that we trust but is still not the ideal situation. So, it will depend on a lot of things."Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.