Gary Lineker in awe of ‘next Mbappe’ Liverpool have signed for £2.8m – incredible piece of business
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Gary Lineker compared Rio Ngumoha’s movement against Tottenham at the weekend to that of France superstar Kylian Mbappe.The Liverpool teenager impressed on his first Premier League start for Arne Slot’s men as the Reds succumbed to a late 1-1 draw.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! He was incredible.”Micah Richards agreed, “He was so good, wasn’t he?”The former MOTD presenter went on to add: “I don’t want to get carried away – I’m not comparing him – but I’m saying that he’s got that stop-start sharpness of [Kylian] Mbappe.“I’m not saying he’s Mbappe, because obviously he’s one of the great players, but he’s got enormous potential.
I thought he was really special. I was surprised he went off actually.”Richards went on to say: “Yeah, I thought the game changed a little when he went off, because he was pushing Spurs all the way back.“Then Spurs stayed in the game and got their goal.
Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustCould Rio Ngumoha be the next Kylian Mbappe?It’s far too much pressure to put on a young player’s shoulders at this stage in his career, but it’s certainly not hard to see why the teenager is drawing comparisons to the likes of Kylian Mbappe.Against Tottenham, Ngumoha registered seven touches in the opposition box, completed all seven of his attempted dribbles and supplied genuine width on the left flank. Rio Ngumoha’s stats vs Tottenham 51 touches 7 touches in the opposition box 7/7 successful dribbles 1 pass into the final third 8/9 ground duels won 1 recovery 1 interception * Rio Ngumoha’s stats against Tottenham in the Premier League (via Fotmob)His French counterpart at Real Madrid is likewise known for his world-class dribbling and explosiveness on the ball – but Ngumoha’s got some way to go to replicate his goalscoring record!Still, we’d more than agree with Lineker and Richards that there is plenty of potential for Liverpool to take advantage of.And to think we’ve secured Rio Ngumoha for only £2.8m (potentially up to a maximum of £4m) is just incredible.