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Liverpool are always on the hunt for the biggest teenage talents around. The club recently secured a deal for Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea, which followed on from a similar agreement for Trey Nyoni from Leicester.
There is an established pathway for young players from the under-age ranks to the first team, meaning the AXA Training Centre is always an attractive destination for promising young talents.
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And even if the first-team spending is being ratcheted up bythe record acquisition of Florian Wirtz, talent identification and recruitment at youth level won’t stop.
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In a recent report from France Football journalist Nabil Djellit it’s been claimed that Liverpool have agreed a €1m fee with Diambars FC in Senegal for promising winger Sidy Barhama Ndiaye.
Liverpool impressed by Sidy Barhama Ndiaye
The 15-year-old wouldn’t be eligible to move to the Premier League champions until December 31 2027 - when he turns 18 - but it makes sense to secure the future of one of African football’s most promising talents at this early juncture.
Reds’ recruiters were reportedly impressed with Ndiaye’s performances in the recent Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The teen talent featured in all four of Senegal’s matches before they dropped out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage.
Info : Liverpool a flashé lors de la dernière #CANU17 sur Sidy Barhama Ndiaye. L'ailier sénégalais (2009) va quitter l'académie de Diambars pour (normalement) s'engager avec #Liverpool. Le transfert est estimé à 1 M€. Ça bosse bien au Sénégal. Bravo 👌#Mercato pic.twitter.com/4p8eWtA0nu
— Nabil Djellit (@Nabil_djellit) June 12, 2025
Liverpool agree €1m deal for Ndiaye
Described as a pacy winger, Ndiaye mostly played from the right but is also capable of playing as a left-wing option too.
“Info: Liverpool were impressed by Sidy Barhama Ndiaye during the last U17 Africa Cup of Nations,” the journalist wrote on X.
“The Senegalese winger (born in 2009) is set to leave the Diambars academy to (likely) join Liverpool.
“The transfer fee is estimated at €1 million. Great work happening in Senegal. Bravo.”
🇸🇳 #LFC have recently been linked with a move for Sidy Barhama Ndiaye.
He’s only 15 years old, so as per FIFA rules the earliest he could join Liverpool is January 2028.
But a really exciting talent. He’s averaged 8.84 dribbles per 90 at the U17 AFCON.
Great defensive… pic.twitter.com/u86lyuVZp3
— Bence Bocsák (@BenBocsak) June 15, 2025
Ndiaye is a "really exciting talent"
Ndiaye will have impressed Liverpool scouts with his ball-carrying ability and work-rate during the tournament.
Described as a “really exciting talent” by Bence Bocsak, Ndiaye averaged 8.84 dribbles per 90 minutes at the African showpiece.
He also made 3.5 recoveries per 90 in the opposition half and averaged 6.32 defensive duels per 90 throughout the tournament.
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“He’s extremely fast, already playing an age-group above his own and standing out. Looks like a proper Liverpool winger,” says Bocsak.