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Liverpool transfer exit officially confirmed as Rio Ngumoha makes feelings clear

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We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Yet three of those spells were terminated prematurely mid-season, with Balagizi finding it difficult to secure the consistency required for his career to flourish.Now, he has shared a heartfelt farewell message on his Instagram profile, expressing gratitude to his boyhood club for everything they have given him.He said: "From 11 to 22, it's been an honour to represent this special club throughout a large part of my life.



I'm so grateful and fortunate for all of the experiences I've had over the years."A massive thank you to everyone who has been on this journey alongside me - teammates, coaches and staff. I'd also like to thank everyone who has supported me in any capacity.

YNWA" Among those responding in the comments section was Ngumoha, who simply posted two love heart emojis.Crawley manager Kevin Betsy, who previously worked alongside the youngster at international level while coaching England across age groups from under-15 to U18, has spoken about how fortunate his side were to secure such a talented player."I've known James a long time, I worked with him with England when he was 15, so I know the family," he said in 2022."These are the things when your connections are able to bring a player like him to the football club. He is growing from strength to strength each game."But the relationship that we have and the trust Liverpool have in us as coaches to give their players to us and allow them to flourish and progress speaks volumes for what we know we can do with young players."James, hopefully he's going to have a fantastic career going forward, and this is the early steps of understanding men's football and he's doing a really good job."