Rio Ngumoha and Liverpool have signed his first professional contract. Ngumoha, 17, scored a dramatic match winner for Liverpool in the 100th minutes against Newcastle United earlier this season.

Ngumoha joined Liverpool from Chelsea's academy in the summer of 2024.

"He's a player that can finish really well for his age," Slot explained after the Newcastle match. "How firm his shot was, you don't see this often for a 16-year-old.

"I did hear someone afterwards in the dressing room, I won't say who, said they would have taken that ball, have a first touch, then finish it off. But he is so confident.

"That's what I like, because the first ball he got he wasn't afraid. He immediately took someone on. When the second player came, he got across him, and for him to score that goal is not completely a coincidence because for his age he is an amazing finisher."