Liverpool are set to pull off a transfer coup as they close in on a deal to sign 16-year-old midfielder Xavier Parker from Manchester City, according to The Secret Scout.
Liverpool may have only recently appointed Andoni Iraola as the club's new manager, but work is already underway on strengthening a squad that seriously underperformed last season.
The Reds would have been expecting to strongly defend their 2024-25 Premier League title, but instead they finished fifth and 25 points behind champions Arsenal, which led to the dismissal of Arne Slot.
With key members of the dressing room already on their way out in Andy Robertson, who has joined Tottenham Hotspur, Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah, a freshening up of the squad and replacing those big voices will be a priority during the summer transfer window.
As well as looking at how they can support Iraola in terms of boosting the first-team, the Reds will be looking at how they can secure some top teenage talents for the future too.
The emergence of 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha is a sign of how vital youth recruitment can be, and club chiefs will be looking for similar talents to the talented winger who can make an impact in the first team despite their tender years.
Xavier Parker Set to Join Liverpool
Andoni Iraola applauds Bournemouth supportersvia Reuters
One of those exciting young talents looks set to be Manchester City's Xavier Parker, according to Secret Scout.
Posting on X on Wednesday morning, the 16-year-old is expected to leave City and join Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of this month.
Reds chiefs are already in talks with the teenager's representatives over contract terms, with both parties wanting to complete a move.
Parker is a Liverpool fan, which will only fuel his desire to make the switch to Anfield, although Fabrizio Romano says City see Parker as an 'elite talent' and they want to keep him.
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Liverpool Locked in Talks to Sign Yan Diomande
Yan Diomandevia Reuters
One teenager who would be joining to boost the first-team immediately would be RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool are 'really pushing' to bring the exciting young attacker to Anfield following an outstanding breakthrough season for the Bundesliga club.
FSG are said to have offered an important salary to the Ivory Coast international to convince him to move to the Premier League, with Paris Saint-Germain also interested in his services.
Diomande looks to be the chosen one as Liverpool look to fill the big void left by Salah's exit, but they face some interesting negotiations with Leipzig, who want a huge fee to let the 19-year-old go.