Austria Vienna sporting director Michael Wagner shared his thoughts on the agreement that takes Ifeanyi Ndukwe to Liverpool at the end of the current season, subject to clearance.
Ndukwe has been at Austria Vienna since the age of seven, making his way through the youth ranks and catching the eye of Arne Slot’s side, and he caught Liverpool’s eye at the Under-17s World Cup in Qatar in November and is expected to cost the Reds around £2.5 million
The youngster will now link up with Rob Page’s under-21s development team initially, but the hope will be that he can make the step up into the first team at some point in the future.
And after seeing that LIVERPOOL have wrapped up a deal for Ndukwe, Wagner has opened up and claimed ‘it is a perfect fit’ for the lad and Liverpool, He told the club’s media: “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. 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.”
IcFootballnews Says…
Liverpool have just agreed to sign a brilliantly gifted talent that has a bright future in the game, and has spent alot of money in order to wrap up this transfer deal.
He wont be making an impact at LIVERPOOL for a few years, but working with the Reds coaches means that he will develop very nicely and quickly.
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