Chelsea hope to exact revenge on Liverpool by raiding the Reds for an extremely highly-regarded player, though given his father is an Arsenal fan, a move to north London could await, according to a reliable source.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have never truly lived down losing Rio Ngumoha to Liverpool. The ultra-talented teenage winger was poached by the Reds back in 2024 and in the aftermath, Chelsea blocked Liverpool\u2019s scouts from attending youth matches at Cobham.<\/p>\n
According to the latest from The Daily Mail\u2019s<\/a> Merseyside correspondent, Lewis Steele, Chelsea hope to complete a \u2018revenge signing\u2019 on Liverpool by raiding the Reds\u2019 youth academy.<\/p>\n It\u2019s stated the Blues are circling over 15-year-old winger, Joshua Abe, who is widely regarded as the best winger in his age group across the country right now.<\/p>\n Liverpool are yet to tie Abe down to a scholarship agreement and the inference in the piece is Liverpool could genuinely be vulnerable to losing the gem.<\/p>\n The problems for the Reds don\u2019t end there, with Arsenal also lurking with intent. What\u2019s more, Abe\u2019s father is a Gunners fan and could influence his son\u2019s decision, according to Steele.<\/p>\n Steele wrote: \u2018Liverpool\u00a0are facing a fight to keep one of their most talented youngsters, according to sources, as\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0and\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0circle for a potential poaching.<\/p>\n \u2018It can be revealed that several top clubs have kept a keen eye on 15-year-old Joshua Abe, who has been described by one youth football expert as \u2018the best of his age group\u2019 across the country.<\/p>\n \u2018Reds academy graduate Rio Ngumoha came off the bench to score a last-minute winner at Newcastle in August aged just 16, while the so-called \u2018Kop Kids\u2019 were hailed in 2024 when\u00a0Jurgen Klopp\u00a0won the\u00a0Carabao Cup\u00a0with many young stars.<\/p>\n \u2018Ngumoha, now 17, was famously snatched from Chelsea in 2024 much to the annoyance of the west London club, who banned Liverpool scouts from academy games at their Cobham HQ.<\/p>\n \u2018Their interest has been described by one insider as a \u2018revenge mission\u2019, though nothing is advanced at this stage.<\/p>\n \u2018No one is anticipating Abe to be the very next cab off the rank after Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni at Liverpool but many in and around the academy believe he is one of the most exciting talents on the club\u2019s books.<\/p>\n \u2018He is yet to sign scholarship terms with the Reds and Arsenal are keeping tabs on him over a potential move. It is believed that the player\u2019s father is a lifelong fan of the Gunners, which could influence any move.<\/p>\n \u2018Poaching players at this age is common in youth football and many of Liverpool\u2019s current age-group sides are made up of talents they acquired from other academies.\u2019<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 Liverpool\u2019s 15-Year-Old Joshua Abe with a stunning goal for England in a 2-1 loss against Italy. In our opinion he is the BEST winger in the country at this age.<\/p>\n Liverpool rate him highly and will be aiming to secure him next summer when his youth contract runs out. \ud83d\udd34 #LFC<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/vXJx8yMHJz<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p4MfBOkh6f<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TheSecretScout (@TheSecretScout_) August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Latest Liverpool news \u2013 Wirtz struggles explained \/ Guehi in, Konate out?<\/strong><\/p>\n In other news, a\u00a0stunning piece of insight from Bayern Munich has shed light on why Liverpool aren\u2019t getting the best out of Florian Wirtz, and may not do for quite some time.<\/p>\n Elsewhere,\u00a0Liverpool are considered the\u00a0only\u00a0side who will bid to sign Marc Guehi in January amid what\u2019s been described as a \u201csense of regret\u201d they did not land in the summer\u00a0 \u2013 but what are the chances of the England star completing his long-awaited switch in the winter window<\/a>?<\/p>\n Finally, a\u00a0Spanish report has revealed that Liverpool could sell Ibrahima Konate in the January transfer window amid interest from Real Madrid, and transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has brought the latest on the situation of the French defender<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n