Adoni Iraola Richard Hughes Liverpool
Liverpool have already been fairly busy this summer.
Three new players have been signed with some even being moved on.
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At the moment, deals for Curtis Jones and potentially even Wataru Endo seem to be getting weighed up before deadline day.
Trey Nyoni has also been told that he's going to play a big role for Liverpool this season with the Reds also making a major U-turn about their stance on James McConnell.
So, even though the news coming out of Anfield seems quite slow, that doesn't mean that things aren't being worked on behind the scenes.
Liverpool are about offer Rio Ngumoha a five-year contract
Several members of Liverpool's first-team squad have their contracts expiring in June 2027.
Jones, Endo, Harvey Elliott, Alisson and many others all only have deals that run until the end of the current season.
Of course, talks for some players are probably already underway but, for Rio Ngumoha, it seems like he's about to be offered a bumper new deal that would secure his future for the next five years.
"Ngumoha turns 18 at the end of the month and will be able to sign a five-year contract which should reflect the strides he has made over the last year," Paul Joyce wrote.
"The trip to Newcastle will reaffirm those, though it is the journey he must continue to undertake, together with the hurdles he must overcome, that will determine how high his star rises."
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Liverpool need to get Rio Ngumoha's contract sorted as soon as they can
Even though Ngumoha only has one season of senior football under his belt, he's already one of the most sought-after youngsters in the world.
In fact, at the start of the 2026-27 summer transfer window, Bayern Munich actually enquired about prising the youngster away from L4.
Obviously, these approaches were instantly rebuffed with Ngumoha seen as the next big thing at Anfield.
This season, thanks to Mohamed Salah's departure and Bradley Barcola's potential arrival, the Englishman has a good chance to make a difference.
However, Liverpool already have a fair few options on the left-wing so, the right-wing could be Ngumoha's to take.
Since he's still young, he'll be more than able to adapt to wherever he is played and, since he's also so fast and is two-footed, it feels like him being used on the right-wing won't be an issue at all.
Of course, he'd probably rather be used on the left but, if he wants regular game time and to prove his worth to Iraola and the Reds' fans, him playing on the right might be the best course of action.
His potential is uncapped so, that's why Liverpool need to get his contract sorted as soon as possible.