Liverpool's Lucca Brughmans lauded by Belgian media after man-of-the-match Genk display - "Like a boss"

While Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker registered his archetypal cleanable expanse of the Premier League play successful Friday's 2-0 triumph implicit Ipswich Town, his imaginable successor produced a headline-grabbing show successful Belgium.

Liverpool did not motion a right-back oregon cardinal midfielder connected transportation deadline day, but they did seizure promising teenage goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans, signing the 18-year-old for £30m including add-ons.

Brughmans was instantly loaned backmost retired to Genk for the remainder of the campaign, and successful his archetypal quality since his Anfield determination was confirmed, the 6ft 7in shot-stopper delivered a man-of-the-match performance.

Genk drew 0-0 with Anderlecht successful Sunday's Belgian Pro League showdown, thereby extending their unbeaten tally successful the apical formation to 4 matches and keeping their 2nd consecutive cleanable expanse aft a 4-0 triumph implicit SK Beveren successful precocious August.

However, Genk would not person travel distant with a constituent were it not for the heroics of Brughmans, who made 4 saves - preventing 0.52 goals - and 9 recoveries to assertion the subordinate of the lucifer prize.

What person Belgian media said astir Liverpool's Lucca Brughmans?

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Unsurprisingly, the teenager's feats triggered immense praise from the Belgian media, arsenic De Standaard labelled him "invaluable" and claimed helium was "worth his value successful gold" during the goalless stalemate.

Meanwhile, Nieuwsblad stated that Brughmans's calmness was "crazy" to witness, and Genk should "count themselves lucky" that Liverpool sanctioned the indebtedness instrumentality of the "ice cold" goalkeeper.

Footnews also did not shy distant from waxing lyrical astir the aboriginal Liverpool shot-stopper, who responded "like a boss" to his £30m transportation connected deadline day.

Brughmans's "remarkable" composure was besides highlighted by the aforesaid outlet, giving Liverpool fans adjacent much crushed to get excited astatine the imaginable of the 2.01m elephantine protecting the Anfield nets.

Lucca Brughmans speaks retired aft Liverpool move, Genk masterclass

Brughmans reflected connected his whirlwind week erstwhile speaking to the media post-match, affirming that helium was keeping his feet connected the crushed and his big-money determination had not changed him 1 bit.

"Last play was hectic," Brughmans told Nieuwsblad. "I lone saw Liverpool’s grooming complex. It was already rather late, truthful I had to acquisition my aesculapian tests instantly and past sign.

"Fortunately, I was capable to rejoin the radical for grooming connected Monday. That way, I could rapidly instrumentality to reality. My concern doesn’t consciousness immoderate antithetic either. I cognize however they presumption maine astatine KRC Genk. To them, I americium inactive the aforesaid Lucca arsenic earlier my transfer."

Genk are joint-seventh successful the Jupiler Pro League array with 7 points from 5 matches, and Brughmans's broadside are adjacent successful enactment astatine location to Gent connected Sunday afternoon.