Young Nigerian defender Noah Adekoya has completed his transfer to English Premier League champions Liverpool from fellow English Premier League side Burnley, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The highly rated 19 year old only signed his first professional contract with Burnley in October after helping them to the Under-18 title as captain last season.
Adekoya took to Instagram to share images of him signing his Liverpool contract, alongside an image of him in a Reds kit as a youngster. He captioned the post ‘Gods plan’.
He will link up with the academy side of the team, but with a high chance of making a breakthrough to the first team with head coach Arne Slot keen on injecting more young defenders into his set up.
Last year Adekoya trained with the Nigeria U20 team but didn’t make the cut for the team that represented Nigeria at the last world cup under the guidance of coach Aliyu Zubairu.
Recounting his experience in the Nigeria U20 camp, he said it broadened his knowledge leaving the door open for future invitation to any other arm of the Nigerian team, despite his eligibility to play for England.
“I’ll always be proud to come home and play for Nigeria. My experience with the Flying Eagles was wonderful, and the love I received has made me look forward to wearing the Super Eagles jersey one day,” Adekoya was quoted as saying by Abuja based Nigerian journalist Tolu Oguntimehin in October.
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