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Rio Ngumoha Offers to Fill Liverpool's Right‑Wing Gap

Pre-season friendlies will decide whether manager Andoni Iraola trials the 17‑year‑old on the right or pushes for an expensive external signing.

Overview

  • Ngumoha told Liverpool he can operate on the right and said on Thursday that he is willing to be tested there during pre-season.
  • The teenager singled out two clear targets for 2026/27: more goals and assists and improved defensive actions.
  • Iraola has publicly signalled a desire to recruit a right‑sided attacker but has not secured a target and reported options like Bradley Barcola carry high price tags.
  • Liverpool's US tour, including the Chicago fixtures, is being treated as the immediate practical window to try Ngumoha on the opposite flank.
  • Ngumoha arrives at this moment off a breakthrough 2025/26 season and an England debut, and a strong showing in pre-season could shift Liverpool from an expensive transfer to an internal succession path.