Kolo Toure believes Liverpool have a superstar in the making in Emre Can.
Many of critics suggested it would be difficult to find somebody to fill the vacancy left by captain Steven Gerrard's impending summer departure to MLS club LA Galaxy but defender Toure feels Emre Can is the perfect man to step into the void.
"He is a top player," he told talkSPORT.
"He has been playing outstandingly at the back and in midfield he is a very strong player.
"We like him here. He is from Germany and German players are good. They learn football and they are really intelligent, tactically outstanding and are really strong.
"I am not surprised how he has been doing because he has been working hard at training and he is a top professional.
"He is young but really good. He is a leader. When you are on the pitch you can see by the way he plays he is really confident and he talks on the pitch as well.
"Right now Jordan Henderson is very good [as captain] but there is no doubt this boy is going to be a king here because he is a top player and can make a difference on games.
"He can score goals, his work-rate is amazing and there is no better player."
