Liverpool are in advanced talks to sign Austria Vienna defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe.
The Athletic says the 17 year-old is on track to move to Liverpool at the end of the season. Ndukwe can only joined Liverpool when he turns 18 in March.
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Ndukwe is viewed as good enough to be immediately registered with Rob Page’s U21 team next season.
The teen was spotted by Liverpool’s new director of global talent Matt Newberry and his team.
Standing at 6ft 5in, Ndukwe featured for Austria in this season’s U17 World Cup and is on a deal with Austria Vienna to 2028.