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Liverpool Sign 17-Year-Old Rio Ngumoha to First Professional Deal

A tribunal later this year will decide the development fee owed to Chelsea.

Overview

  • Liverpool confirmed the teenager’s first professional contract a month after he became eligible at 17.
  • Multiple outlets report a three-year term to 2028, which reflects FIFA’s cap on under‑18 contracts.
  • The Professional Football Compensation Committee hearing, expected earlier, is now slated for November or December after delay.
  • Ngumoha is Liverpool’s youngest-ever goalscorer after a 100th‑minute winner at Newcastle and he has also featured in the Champions League.
  • Arne Slot views him as a genuine first‑team option on the left following a strong pre-season and a Carabao Cup start this week.