by According to the former Liverpool star John Barnes, Rio Ngumoha has to have time to “grow slowly”.
The 16-year-old, who posed for a photo with Barnes, was in a lively encounter on Monday evening in a lively encounter in Newcastle the Reds Match winner of the Reds.
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He is the fourth youngest player who scored a goal in a Premier League game, but said after the 3-2 victory that he was not “carried away with all the noise”.
Ngumoha’s winner made him the fourth young scorer in the history of the Premier League (Owen Humphreys/Pa)
Barnes agrees and believes that Liverpool is the perfect place for him to develop.
“I have heard of Rio for a while,” said Barnes of the PA news agency.
“I am friends with his family of house, where he has been from London since he was ascended. Some time ago, my friend told me that he came from London to live with him, and then he actually showed me a picture of me and Rio when Rio was about seven years old.
“It was a fantastic climb for him in relation to what he did in the previous season, and now to achieve the winner and achieve a great serenity in terms of the goal. I’m happy about him.”
When asked whether he had the testimony of a future English senior internationally, Barnes said: “Absolutely, but let him grow slowly. We remember Theo Walcott, he was the same at the age of 16.
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“He won’t be a starter for Liverpool so soon. But to involve him in the squad, to keep his feet on the floor, slowly let him grow, he is at the right club because Liverpool knows how to deal with her young people.”
Alexander Isak’s future in Newcastle was the most important topic of conversation before the game. The player had expressed the wish and Liverpool, who had already rejected a bid.
Barnes, who appears on Sunday at an exclusive event in Liverpool with Premier League player Pico and Rezzil, says that he is for the completion of the transfer window before the start of the season.
The former Liverpool star John Barnes believes that the red ones are the right club to develop Ngumoha (Peter Byrne/Pa)
“There are so much upheavals somewhere on the line in the Premier League Football, which is not a good look for me,” he added.
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“You want to start the season with the team that will get involved. If you do everything before the start of the season, it makes more sense.
“I don’t think that a club has done something wrong because (Liverpool) the player (Newcastle) wants the price.
“If an agreement is not achieved, will it be rehabilitated in Newcastle? Will the Newcastle fans accept it?
Alexander Isak’s future remains uncertain (Owen Humphreys/Pa)
“I have no instinct or no gut feeling, because in modern football you can never say what will happen.”
Barnes believes that Liverpool, because of her opening performance, probably needs more strength in defensive areas, said about the persecution of Isak: “This is modern football, you get players if you can. If you have the opportunity to get good players, you are what you do.
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“But I think the balance must be in motion for Liverpool because I don’t think we can continue to admit so many opportunities against the opposition.”
:: John Barnes will appear on Sunday, August 31, at an exclusive event with Premier League Player, Pico & Rezzil in Liverpool.
