With Liverpool seemingly going all in for Bradley Barcola, talks with PSG suggest a fee well north of £100 million. If Liverpool are willing to spend that kind of money, they're not doing it to play him out of position. Barcola's best position is on the left wing.

Then you've got Victor Muñoz, who, from everything I've seen, also looks most comfortable coming in from the left. Cody Gakpo has made that position his own over the last couple of seasons, and every Liverpool fan knows how dangerous he is cutting inside onto his right foot.

If Alexander Isak can stay fit—and that's still a big if—then Hugo Ekitike's next best position is probably on the left as well. We've seen him play there before, and he's certainly got the attributes to be a real threat from that side, although that's a debate for another day. Florian Wirtz can also play there if needed, but hopefully we'll see him spending most of his time in the number 10 role.

So where does all this leave Rio Ngumoha?

For me, Rio was one of the only positives from last season. Like most people, I'd always thought of him as a left winger, but against Wrexham he started on the right. We also saw him play a similar role in a brief appearance for England.

Was that just an experiment, or is it a glimpse of Liverpool's long-term plan?

If Rio is going to break into the first team regularly, the right wing might actually be his best route. Looking at Liverpool's current options, you've got Federico Chiesa, Jeremie Frimpong, or even Dominik Szoboszlai, who seems to have played just about every position over the last 12 months. Personally, I'd rather see Szoboszlai playing in central midfield every week.

Liverpool also aren't being strongly linked with a natural right winger at the moment, which makes Rio's appearances there even more interesting.

Just imagine a front four of Rio, Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. On paper, that has the potential to be the best attacking unit in the Premier League.

Of course, a lot depends on new manager Andoni Iraola getting the best out of them, particularly Isak and Wirtz. Improving attacking players has been one of his biggest strengths throughout his coaching career.

Sometimes, for a young player, the quickest route into the team isn't in their favourite position. If playing on the right is what gets Rio regular first-team football, I don't think many Liverpool supporters will be complaining.