Rio Ngumoha, a 16-year-old Chelsea winger, is nearing signing with Liverpool, according to Fabrizio Romano, following the Premier League’s five-step inquiry process.
Ngumoha, who came via the Cobham system, made nine appearances in the Premier League last season for the under-18 team, recording one assist and one goal. The highly esteemed adolescent agreed to transfer to Anfield, where he will sign his first professional deal, after turning down scholarship offers from his boyhood club.
Although he is anticipated to play a major role in the under-18 and under-21 teams next season, the wide attacker will practice with Arne Slot’s squad in the preseason. With academy grads Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cutis Jones, Conor Bradley, and Ben Doak all making the team in recent years, the purchase is another step in the Reds’ efforts to improve their standing among England’s rising talent.
Liverpool Close to Ngumoha
The winger will sign a long-term deal
Chelsea’s legendary academy is still producing talent, even if a number of its players have recently established successful careers for themselves in the top division. Ngumoha, an England youth representative, is well-liked and regarded as a “exceptional prospect,” according to football pundit The Secret Scout.
The bidding battle between Chelsea and Liverpool indicates that the starlet is thought to have the ability to play for Liverpool’s first team, even though it is still unclear if he will grow into a player of the caliber needed to do so. Transfer expert Romano announced on X that Anfield had prevailed in the competition to sign the player for the first time in his career.
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