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Divock Origi’s Lille team-mate Simon Kjaer believes the Belgian can be truly great when he returns to parent club Liverpool.
The 19-year-old signed for Brendan Rodgers’ side in a £10million deal during the summer, but returned to Ligue 1 to continue his development.
Kjaer says Origi has no weaknesses and has backed the forward to become one of the best forwards in the world after scoring five goals in 14 appearances in France since sealing his Anfield switch.
"He could be a truly great player for Liverpool," the Dane told the Daily Mirror. "He has got great potential and could become one of the best players in his position.
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"Origi is one of the greatest talents I have ever played with in Italy, Germany or France. I have no doubt about his potential.
"He's still very young and it was a clever move to let him mature one more season with Lille but he's got the complete package - physically, technically and great speed.
"A special thing about him is that he has no real weak spots which he needs to work on. Instead he can just work on the things he's already good at. That's a huge advantage.
"He's actually pretty versatile. We can use him on both sides and up front as well. Now I have played with Origi for a year and he really seems to have a good mentality. He is a dedicated pro at his young age."
