Recruiting a very young player only 16 years old is quite surprising in the context that Liverpool are quite struggling in the transfer market to replace key players who left this summer.

The news was reported by the reliable Hammers insider, ExWHUemployee, via his Patreon account in the early hours of Thursday, August 24th. Nallo, aged 16, has inked a five-year contract with Liverpool after turning down a contract offer to remain in East London.

West Ham is reportedly disappointed by Nallo’s departure, as they believed he had a promising future at the London Stadium. Liverpool had been linked with Nallo for several weeks, with reports of advanced talks emerging on August 2nd.

It may be a bit puzzling why Nallo has chosen Liverpool at this point, considering that breaking into their first-team squad is likely to be more challenging than it would have been at West Ham. The development of his career on Merseyside will be closely watched.