Overview

• Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored a stoppage-time winner on his Premier League debut at St. James’ Park.
• Liverpool prefer to keep a clear route into the first team for Ngumoha rather than pursue Bradley Barcola or Malick Fofana, according to The Times.
• The club plans to offer Ngumoha a first professional deal when he turns 17 later this week.
• Ngumoha impressed in pre-season with an assist against AC Milan and a goal versus Yokohama F. Marinos on the Asia tour.
• A compensation fee for his move from Chelsea has not been settled and could be set by a tribunal, as Arne Slot stresses careful integration and consistency.