The left-sided centre half moved to Liverpool's Academy from French side Orleans FC in November 2018. Koumetio was originally on the books of his hometown club Olympique Lyonnais. The French U17 international defender had only been a year at the club before he was handed a seat on the bench versus Arsenal in the...
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