Ibrahima Konate has heaped praise on Liverpool teammate Virgil van Dijk.

The Frenchman was signed from RB Leipzig this summer to bolster Liverpool's defensive stocks after van Dijk and Joe Gomez went down injured last season.

And Konate has relished training with van Dijk, who is considered one of the best centre-backs in world football.

Konate told HypeBeast : "Virgil is incredible, I can't wait to play alongside him and learn from him.

"He's truly one of the best in the world in that position."

On joining Liverpool, Konate added: "When my brother told me, I didn't believe him at first, but then I spoke with Klopp and I saw it was serious, that was amazing for me.

"It's one of the biggest clubs in the world, so to be here is amazing. I'm very happy."