Liverpool now risk losing GENERATIONAL star to Chelsea amid mass exodus

Liverpool have just one year to convince a generational talent in the club’s academy to stay at the Reds with Chelsea courting his services.

Last year it was the Reds who got the better of the Blues bringing in Rio Ngumoha. The move was considered a major coup at the time.

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In Ngumoha Liverpool signed one of the best young talents in English football. A player who had been training with Chelsea’s first team since the age of 15.

Chelsea had high hopes for Ngumoha, hoping he would follow in the footsteps of the countless Cobham academy graduates to make the pathway into the first team.

They had even enlisted the services of club legend John Terry in a bid to convince Ngumoha to stay. But his head had been turned, Liverpool won him over with a clear project and presenting him with a pathway that is expected to see him break into the first team over the course of the next few years.

Chelsea were obviously left bitterly disappointed by the loss and it seems like they are out to avenge Liverpool’s coup.

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The Reds’ academy is undergoing a bit of a shake-up this summer with a mass exodus already taking place after the club's U21 and U18 coaches, Barry Lewtas and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson both left the club this summer.

Liverpool will now appoint a new head coach for the U18 and the U21 team but it's not just the coaches who are changing.

As a result of the changes, players are heading out of the academy as well with many clubs exploiting the uncertainty around the Reds' academy at the moment.

As Redmen TV revealed talented Isaac Moran could join a Premier League rival.

Meanwhile Fabrizio Romano reported that Manchester City are expected to sign Kaylum Moss from Liverpool’s academy, with the youngster joining the club’s rivals at U15 level.

They are not the only players of interest to other clubs. Erik Farkas has many admirers among Premier League and European clubs. Teams are also monitoring the situation of Vincent Joseph, who like Farkas will be eligible to sign for an EU club when he turns 16-years-old thanks to holding German citizenship.

Now Chelsea are looking to get in the action. Lewis Bower has reported that the London based side are interested in Liverpool’s Joshua Abe.

We’ve written about Abe, he’s a generational talent. One of the fastest wingers to ever grace the academy, Abe is widely regarded as a potentially generational talent.

He’s definitely one of those players Liverpool cannot afford to lose. But Anfield Watch understands Bower’s information is correct.

Chelsea are very keen on signing Abe next summer when he finishes his U16 season with Liverpool.

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We understand it’s not just Chelsea who want Abe but a host of other clubs including Arsenal. But it’s Chelsea who are leading the race and look to get their comeuppance for Liverpool snagging Ngumoha away from their grasp.