Ngumoha sets record, Chelsea angrily bans Liverpool scout

Liverpool may have spent more than £200m in the summer, but the decisive moment in their 3-2 win over Newcastle came from a talent not yet 17 - Rio Ngumoha.

Ngumoha shone in Liverpool's 3-2 win over Newcastle.

In injury time at St James' Park, the 16-year-old coolly fired past Nick Pope, becoming Liverpool's youngest ever Premier League goalscorer. A goal that sent the crowd into a frenzy, but also left many at Cobham "bitterly".

Chelsea had this gem in their academy, before Liverpool successfully lured him to Anfield a year ago. The incident caused such outrage that the “The Blues” withdrew the Liverpool scouts’ permits to work at Cobham to prevent a similar scenario. John Terry, the legendary former captain, even described Ngumoha as “one of the brightest talents” he had ever witnessed.

Liverpool broke their £50,000-a-year salary cap on young players to sign Ngumoha. This week, the 17-year-old striker will sign his first professional contract. After his moment of brilliance in the Premier League, his initial salary will surely have to be reconsidered.

Chelsea are likely to receive compensation as the transfer has not yet been finalised. Given the precedent set by Harvey Elliott – Liverpool paid Fulham £4.3m in a sports tribunal – Ngumoha’s fee could be higher.

Ngumoha is only 16 years old and has trained at Chelsea.

For coach Arne Slot, the goal against Newcastle posed a big problem: should Ngumoha be promoted to the first team immediately, or should he continue to develop in the youth team? With the maturity shown in the friendly matches and now the Premier League, the second option is almost no longer feasible.

In the context of Luis Diaz leaving, and rumors linking Liverpool with Bradley Barcola (PSG) or Malick Fofana (Lyon) appearing densely, Ngumoha's brilliance is a strong affirmation that not every gap needs to be filled with million-pound contracts.

At St James' Park, the defending champions showed familiar flaws - Ibrahima Konate underperformed, Florian Wirtz struggled to adapt to the pace of the Premier League - but a second successive win kept them in good spirits.

Above all, this was Rio Ngumoha's night: from Chelsea's stolen pride to Liverpool's new gem, and the name that promises to be the next chapter in the dramatic "television drama" that is the Premier League.

Source: https://znews.vn/ngumoha-lap-ky-luc-chelsea-tuc-toi-cam-trinh-sat-liverpool-post1580193.html