He's only 21. In three years he will still only be 24 which is the average age of many of our signings in the Klopp era. People always talk about signing players before they become great/world class, we'll this is often what it looks like.
This kid has all the skill in the world and if he combines that with required hard work on the training pitch (looking at you Raheem) and gym he is going to be a monster player for us in the future.
There are many reasons why I'm hoping Alonso is our next manager, but his potential influence on midfielders like Mac, Szobo and Ryan are one of the main ones.