Liverpool has completed a deal for young defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe, with the Austria Vienna teenager set to join the Reds in the summer after impressing at the U17 World Cup last year
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20:20, 26 Jan 2026Updated 20:25, 26 Jan 2026
Liverpool has completed a deal to sign Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna
Liverpool has completed a deal to sign Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna(Image: Getty Images)
Liverpool has agreed a deal to sign young defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna, it has now been confirmed.
The Austrian club has announced that the Reds have secured the option to sign the 17-year-old center-back later this year in the summer transfer window, with the option available until the end of June 2026.
Ndukwe and his representatives have also confirmed the news on social media, with the teenager set to link up with Liverpool's academy ahead of the 2026/27 season, joining fellow new signing Mor Talla Ndiaye, who completed his move to Merseyside earlier in the January transfer window.
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Although he is yet to make an appearance for Austria Vienna’s first-team, Ndukwe has been named on the bench seven times in the Austrian Bundesliga this season, while making seven appearances in the 2nd League for the club’s Young Violets.
Nduke played a key role in Austria’s U17s side reaching the World Cup final back in November, where they beat the likes of England and Italy on the way to finishing as runner-up to Portugal.
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Speaking about the deal, Austria Vienna sporting director Michael Wagner told the club’s website: "It is a great honour that one of the world's best football clubs has shown interest in one of our home-grown players.
“The agreement with Liverpool FC is structured in such a way that Austria Wien will come out well in any scenario, regardless of whether the option is exercised or not. For me, this is a clear win-win situation for both clubs.
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“Above all, this story is a great tribute to the excellent work that is done in our academy every day. We have a number of players here with enormous potential, which we want to exploit even more in future and thus become a springboard for talented players into Europe's top leagues – Austria Wien is the right club for this.
“We were aware that there would be a lot of interest in our three U17 team players in particular after they reached the World Cup final. Basically, our goal is for our talented players to first establish themselves in the first team and thus recommend themselves for higher tasks.
“In this case, the overall package – both Liverpool FC's offer to Austria and the prospects for Ifeanyi Ndukwe – was a perfect fit for everyone involved."