Liverpool announce striker signing set to join in January

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Liverpool have confirmed the signing of French forward Djylian N’Guessan from Saint-Étienne, who will officially join the Reds in January. We have agreed a deal to sign Djylian N'Guessan from Saint-Etienne, with the French forward set to officially join the club on a permanent transfer in January ?

The 18-year-old will now spend the rest of the 2026-27 season on loan at Ligue 1 side Stade Brestois ?? pic.twitter.com/MoXVl2oCxb — Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 4, 2026 Liverpool have made a lot of signings recently with the future in mind, signing Giovanni Leoni from Torino last summer, Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes and now N’Guessan from Saint-Étienne. Reporting on X, The Athletic journalist James Pearce reports that Liverpool will pay a guaranteed €5m fee, while the deal also includes a sell-on clause to provide Saint-Étienne with extra value down the line should he part ways with the Reds at some point.

A pre-contract is in place to secure the deal, but N’Guessan will only sign an official contract with Liverpool in January. Liverpool announce deal for young striker Djylian N'Guessan from St Etienne.