Liverpool followers mightn’t have to attend for much longer to see a brand new face in motion after he not too long ago signed for the Reds.
Final week, it was confirmed that Rio Ngumoha had accomplished his switch from Chelsea’s academy, with the 16-year-old arriving on Merseyside with a massively precocious status.
As reported by James Pearce for The Athletic, {the teenager} could possibly be in line to make his debut for LFC’s under-18 facet after they tackle their Blackburn counterparts on Saturday.
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Not often has an academy participant’s arrival at Liverpool been greeted with as a lot fervour as that of Ngumoha from Chelsea, and with good motive.
Throughout the summer season, journalist Paul Gorst spoke of how workers inside Anfield view the 16-year-old as ‘among the best’ gamers in his age group within the UK and have ‘excessive hopes’ for him, whereas Pearce himself described the switch as a ‘main coup‘ for the Reds earlier than it got here to fruition.
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LFC needed to undergo a five-stage registration course of earlier than they might full the deal, which’ll solely add to the sense of anticipation across the youngstger and the sensation of accomplishment at touchdown his signature.
Liverpool followers will possible have to attend a pair extra weeks for an additional latest signing in Federico Chiesa to make his debut in pink, however within the meantime, we stay up for seeing what Ngumoha can convey to the celebration if, as now appears possible, he options for the primary time in opposition to Blackburn on the weekend.
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