Liverpool are close to learning the fee for a massively controversial transfer. No regrets, of course.
Monday evening saw something extraordinary happen. Liverpool went to Newcastle United, in the midst of trying to sign their best player, and secured a 3-2 win thanks to a teenager.
It was a mad game, with Liverpool starting horrendously but somehow finding a 2-0 lead shortly after half time. Newcastle were down to 10-men, too, after Anthony Gordon was sent-off for a reckless foul on Virgil van Dijk.
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However, Liverpool continued to play very, very badly and gave their lead up despite the man advantage. Newcastle were level going into stoppage time and felt far more likely to get the winner.
Arne Slot reacted by throwing on Harvey Elliott, barely seen last season, and Rio Ngumoha - never before seen in the Premier League. Both were involved, though, as Liverpool produced their best move of the match with a minute to go.
Elliott, in fact, was fantastic after getting on the pitch. He moved the ball around, found pockets of space and moved Liverpool forward. But it was Ngumoha who stole the headlines.
The 16-year-old struck with his first ever Premier League shot, scoring the winner with an emphatic finisher. It alerted the rest of English football to what Liverpool have known for a year - Ngumoha is an elite talent and one who's rapidly developing.
Of course, the Reds aren't the only ones who knew that.
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Chelsea want their money
Liverpool stole Ngumoha from Chelsea a year ago. It was a highly controversial signing, with the Blues subsequently banning the Reds from attending their youth matches as a result.
They didn't like that they'd developed this talent for five years before losing him to a rival. They still don't like that, in fact.
And so per the Telegraph, Chelsea want an awful lot of money from Liverpool as compensation. Now, they don't actually get to decide that - a tribunal does.
The article makes it clear that the tribunal will happen 'in the near future', too. So we're close.