Liverpool have had a brilliant beginning to the Arne Slot era by winning their first three matches of the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, including a big win over Manchester United. It now appears that they’ve now completed the signing of a promising youngster in Rio Ngumoha.
Liverpool Complete Procedure for Rio Ngumoha Signing
What Did Liverpool’s Process Entail?
Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Reds have completed the Premier League’s five-step process for 2008-born Ngumoha to join their youth academy. It’s added that he personally agreed to a switch to the Merseyside club after having left Chelsea’s youth academy earlier this summer.
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The journalist has confirmed that the deal is “done, completed” and that Slot’s side have been blessed with a quality youngster. They had to complete the Premier League’s strict five-step process for that. This is an investigative method used by the league’s representatives before any player from a youth academy can be registered for another club.
This can take 25 days to complete and sees the Premier League using a third-party member to have interviews with the players, their parents and both clubs to approve the deal. The clubs also have to prove to the Premier League that no financial or value-based elements have been agreed for an academy player to join another side. A club can be exposed to disciplinary action from the league if found guilty of breaching youth development rules.
Who is Rio Ngumoha?
The 16-year-old has a lot of hype around his ability and his long-term potential. He has played for England’s under-15 side, scoring two goals in a game. Despite his age, Ngumoha even played for Chelsea’s under-18 side in the under-18 Premier League, getting a few goal contributions in nine appearances.
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The youngster is naturally a left-winger who is considered a “highly-rated” talent and even trained with Chelsea’s first-team squad despite his age. The Blues will definitely be gutted to lose a promising young talent like him, but Liverpool look set to further improve their future core by signing this exciting young winger.
