“Liverpool are obviously unhappy with this suggestion that Bayern Munich have agreed personal terms with the player to try and get a deal done.”
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No reason not to hand a new long-term contract to Ngumoha
Considering Ngumoha’s performances in his first campaign in senior football, and the alleged approach from the Allianz Arena, it seems a no-brainer for Liverpool to demonstrably show their faith in the 17-year-old by tying him down to a bumper new contract.
It was only nine months ago that he signed his first professional deal at Anfield, but such has been his progress since then that he’d be worthy of improved terms to reflect his growing importance to the club.
Even though Arne Slot was cautious with his usage of the teenager (understandable, given his tender years), the winger ultimately played with such conviction and fearlessness that it was impossible to leave him out of the starting XI towards the end of the season.
Ngumoha’s stock has risen even further after an impressive senior debut for England last weekend, and there’s every chance that Andoni Iraola sees him as a fixed first-team starter for Liverpool once the new campaign begins in August.
If Anfield chiefs were to sit down with the teenager’s representatives in the coming months and agree a bumper new contract which’d see him commit his long-term future to the Reds, it’d go down an absolute treat with Kopites everywhere.