Rio Ngumoha Reveals He Is Eyeing Iconic Liverpool No. 11 Shirt

Rio Ngumoha has admitted he’s eyeing the long-lasting Liverpool No. 11 shirt, having grown up watching two footballing legends excel with the quantity on their again.

Ngumoha is barely 17 years outdated however is already being talked up as boasting the potential to develop into a Liverpool nice.

As a 16-year-old breaking into the squad he was randomly assigned the No. 73 shirt, a quantity he says now ‘holds a particular place in his coronary heart’.

Whereas the newest elite participant to interrupt by way of from the academy, Trent Alexander-Arnold, saved his No. 66, Ngumoha has his eyes on altering throughout his profession.

The left-winger advised Sky Sports activities: “Seventy-three holds a particular place in my coronary heart, clearly the primary quantity I obtained. It was simply random.

“However my dream quantity can be 11. Watching Neymar play for Barcelona and Mo (Salah) clearly has damaged all of the data with No. 11.”

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Dreaming of the No. 11

Whereas a number of legends have worn the No. 11 over time for Liverpool, earlier than Salah it was solely actually Graeme Souness and attainable Jamie Redknapp who had made the shirt their very own.

Nevertheless, within the post-Salah world, it’ll develop into a type of well-known numbers, like No. 7 and No. 9, that gamers will covet.

With the Egyptian leaving this summer season, Ngumoha is eager to take his teammate’s mantle within the coming years and recalled his first impressions upon assembly Salah.

“I used to be excited. I watched them play Forest final season at house after which I acquired a possibility to coach with them a few weeks after,” Ngumoha stated.

“Seeing Mo, he has achieved principally every thing in soccer. He’s very pleasant as effectively. Generally folks neglect that they’re simply folks as effectively.

“Clearly they’ve all the celebrity however they’re simply good folks and also you study loads from them.”

After all, Salah performs on the other flank to Ngumoha, however there are nonetheless a number of similarities between their video games.

Requested what recommendation Liverpool’s senior winger has handed on, the 17-year-old responded: “One time after coaching he advised me the highest, prime gamers, alongside together with your capacity additionally they get targets and assists.

“Clearly he has damaged many data, so him saying that to me and saying he is aware of I’m a very good participant however to get to the subsequent stage simply add the targets and assists.”

As talked about, although, Salah isn’t the one No. 11 Ngumoha seems to be as much as; Neymar is one other inspiration.

“Watching him as a child on YouTube, seeing him play for Barça and PSG, he’s not only a winger, he’s an attacker,” stated Ngumoha of the Brazilian.

“He can play left wing, No. 10, proper wing. He was simply sensational. 100% [I looked up to him].”

If Ngumoha can obtain half of what Neymar and Salah managed then he may have had a good profession.

Although the teenager has lofty ambitions, together with his sights set on the Ballon d’Or sooner or later, he can take one other lesson from Salah that maybe Neymar wouldn’t have handed on.

To succeed at Liverpool he might want to work onerous. No participant is allowed a free experience and as promising as his performances have been, there have been instances when he has left his man to run freely at Liverpool’s backline.

Ngumoha might go on to be nice, legendary even, however he’ll solely do this by taking a leaf from Salah’s guide of dedication.