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Liverpool could seal move for Chelsea attacking prodigy within four weeks

Saikat Chatterjee — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:09:36 +0000

Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Chelsea youth player Rio Ngumoha.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the 16-year-old winger has already agreed on a move to Liverpool and he has decided to leave the Chelsea academy. The Reds are now working to secure his signature.

The 16-year-old’s registration is going through Premier League’s five-step investigation process and the transfer could be confirmed in four weeks.

Ngumoha is highly rated in England and he has a bright future ahead of himself. He could prove to be a quality long-term investment for Liverpool if they can get the deal done. Chelsea will be thoroughly disappointed after failing to keep a talented young player like him at the club. Losing him to a direct rival will be even more disappointing for the Blues.

Chelsea have shown a willingness to rely on young talents in recent seasons and losing Ngumoha will come as a bitter blow. Meanwhile, Liverpool will be hoping to help the 16-year-old continue his development and establish himself as a first-team player for the club in the coming seasons.

Liverpool could nurture Rio Ngumoha into a star

Liverpool have a proven track record when it comes to nurturing young players and Ngumoha will certainly fancy his chances of breaking into the Liverpool first-team in the coming seasons.

The 16-year-old winger is capable of operating on either flank and he will add pace, flair and technical ability to the side. With the right guidance, he could establish himself as a first-team player for the club.

Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in the country and the opportunity to join them can be hard to turn down for most players. It is no surprise that the Chelsea academy graduate is tempted to move to Anfield this summer.

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Chelsea “furious” having lost top talent to Premier league rivals

Darren Looney — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:09:56 +0000

Chelsea are believed to be “furious” having seen one of their brightest talents Rio Ngumoha leave their academy to join Premier League rivals Liverpool.

Fabrizio Romano originally reported that the Reds were trying to sign the 15-year-old and the transfer journalist confirmed on Wednesday that everything was complete for the youngster to play his football on Merseyside throughout the 2024/25 campaign.

This has left Chelsea furious, reports the Liverpool Echo, having lost one of the brightest talents in their academy.

The report states that Liverpool had been tracking Ngumoha for a while and were determined to complete a move for the England Under-16 international during the current transfer window.

The 15-year-old is expected to initially join up with Liverpool’s Under-18s and if his progress is deemed sufficient, there is a strong likelihood that the youngster will be fast-tracked to the Reds’ Under-21s.

There is a lot of hype around Ngumoha having been named player of the tournament when Chelsea Under-16s were crowned national champions last October and in January, his progress was rewarded with a debut for the Blues’ Under-21s.

Chelsea will be entitled to compensation from Liverpool for developing the attacker until now, but that will not ease the blow of losing a potential future superstar.

Liverpool have lured Rio Ngumoha away from Chelsea

Why has Rio Ngumoha swapped Chelsea for Liverpool?

It is not hard to see why Ngumoha has decided to leave Chelsea to join Liverpool as the 15-year-old has clearly thought about the path he wants to take in his career.

The Merseyside club have been known to give young talent a chance and that was evident last season when several youngsters were promoted to the first team by Jurgen Klopp and even featured in the Carabao Cup final against the London club.

Liverpool closing in on a stunning deal to sign attacker from Chelsea; Romano says deal to be completed soon

Mehdi Gokal — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 20:59:35 +0000

Liverpool are on the verge of signing Chelsea’s highly-rated young talent Rio Ngumoha.

The 15-year-old is considered one of the most promising prospects in the country, and Liverpool are prepared to break their historical academy wage structure to secure his services.

Liverpool close to signing Chelsea starlet

According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool are close to completing the deal for Ngumoha, who is set to leave Chelsea’s academy.

Romano shared the update on his X account, stating:

“EXCL: Liverpool are closing in on deal to sign Rio Ngumoha (2008) as he’s leaving Chelsea Academy. #LFC are set to break historical wage structure for Academy to sign Rio, who’s highly rated by the club. Deal set to be completed soon.”

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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 8, 2024