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Liverpool sign 15-year-old ‘man mountain’ Emeka Obi after fighting off competition from Stoke for starlet
- Emeka Obi is promising 6ft 5in central defender signed from Bury
- Liverpool agreed six figure sum in compensation with add-ons
- Obi has already played in League One and had trial with Stoke
- Manager David Flitcroft described him as country’s best 15-year-old
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Liverpool have beaten Stoke to the signing of promising Bury teenager Emeka Obi.
The 15-year-old has agreed to join the Anfield club once they get approval from the Football League and Premier League over his visa as he has Nigerian heritage.
Obi, who is already 6ft 5ins tall, has already appeared for the League One club’s first team and had a trial with Stoke during the summer.
Emeka Obi has joined Liverpool from League One side Bury for a six figure sum plus add-ons
He has been described by Bury manager David Flitcroft as the ‘best talent at 15 years old in the entire country’.
Obi made his professional debut in August, aged 15 years and 86 days, during Bury’s 4-1 victory over Morecambe in the Checkatrade Trophy.
Flitcroft said: ‘We’ve had him for five weeks, training with the first team, training with Ryan Kidd and he’s been playing with the under-18s.
Jurgen Klopp has previously spoken of the importance placed on academy players at the club
Emeka Obi will hope to follow in the footsteps of Ovie Ejaria and Trent Alexander-Arnold
‘He’s just turned 15, he’s a man mountain, but we teach them how to play football and he’s going to be an unbelievable asset to the football club.
‘He’s a kid that’s really switched on, I’ve watched him while he’s been on summer holidays and he’s been in every single day.’
Liverpool have agreed a six figure sum in compensation with add-ons and a potential sell-on to follow.
