Another Rio Ngumoha is coming to Liverpool

Another Rio Ngumoha is coming to Liverpool

Liverpool have unearthed an exciting young talent ready to burst onto the scene and potentially follow in the footsteps of Rio Ngumoha.

In what has otherwise been a difficult spell for the club, the rise of the 17-year-old has offered a rare bright spot.

Over recent months, Ngumoha has shown he’s more than capable of stepping up, displaying a level of confidence and technical ability that belies his age and even surpasses some current first-team options.

His true breakthrough has come in the last few weeks, first his performance against Tottenham - than his goal against Fulham.

Two man of the match displays. Two games where he showcased what he is about. These performances were fearless, full of confidence and exactly what Liverpool needed with Ngumoha repeatedly taking on defenders and causing them problems.

What makes his emergence even more remarkable is how seamlessly he has adapted to senior football. His directness, close control, and composure have translated instantly to the top level.

If he continues on this path, Liverpool could have a future superstar on their hands. And he may not be the only one beginning to make waves.

It's not quite at first-team level but in recent weeks there's been another youngster who has seamlessly adapted to a new level at the club.

His name is Vincent Joseph, an England and German youth international, who has been at the club since U9 level, penning his first contract in the presence of Trent Alexander-Arnold almost seven years ago as per Liverpool's official website.

He captained Liverpool at Bayern Munich's U15 Elite Cup last year and has been regularly playing for the club's U16 team this season.

Where naturally as a striker he has been scoring goals for fun. So much so, that there has been a clamour among academy followers of the Reds for Joseph to earn a promotion to a higher level.

He's had to wait for this opportunity, with Josh Sonni-Lambie performing so well for the U18s, this season. However, his recent promotion has seen Joseph also promoted.

And in his first two games, the 16-year-old forward has netted three goals - enjoying a stunning start to his career at this level, and settling in very seamlessly.

Now this is just one indication of how talented he is, earlier this season he scored four goals for Liverpool against Manchester United at U16 level, and for England's U16 national team he has six goals in six games and 308 minutes played, so he's averaging a goal every 51 minutes on the pitch at international level.

Joseph is also eligible and has represented Germany at U15 level.

He also comes from a footballing family. His older brother, Valentin, plays for Blackburn Rovers' U18 team and has recently sat on their first-team bench, after having scored nine goals in the FA Youth Cup this season.

Vincent is an equally exciting player. At this age, he is more prolific than Ngumoha and based on his start to life for the U18 team as well as his record at youth level, it's clear there's another teenage superstar in the making at Anfield.

And at this stage, it won't be long until he joins the club's first-team.