"Ngumoha became eligible to sign a professional contract when he turned 17 on 29 August and has duly committed his immediate future to the Premier League champions. Liverpool have not disclosed the length or terms of the deal but the maximum contract a 17-year-old can sign is three years. Liverpool also have a wage limit for 17-year-olds. The gifted winger joined Chelsea aged eight but left last September in the belief there was a clearer pathway to the first team at Anfield."
"He was quickly promoted from the under-18s to the under-21s at Liverpool and made a full debut for Arne Slot's side in the FA Cup third-round win against Accrington Stanley in January. The London-born teenager became a permanent part of the first team squad this summer and became the club's youngest goalscorer with his 100th-minute Premier League winner at Newcastle in August."
Rio Ngumoha signed his first professional contract with Liverpool after turning 17 on 29 August. The club did not disclose terms, though 17-year-olds can sign a maximum three-year deal and face wage limits. Ngumoha joined Chelsea at age eight and left last September seeking a clearer pathway to first-team football. The move prompted tensions between the two clubs, including a ban on Liverpool scouts at Chelsea academy matches and an unresolved compensation tribunal. Ngumoha advanced rapidly through Liverpool’s youth ranks, made his senior debut in the FA Cup, joined the first-team squad and set club records in the Premier League and Champions League. Liverpool also carried out a major crackdown on ticket touting, issuing more than 1,100 lifetime bans and closing down numerous social media groups involved in fake or inflated ticket sales.
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