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Report: Liverpool have signed ‘future best in the world’ for £2.6m

Liverpool have pulled off an incredible transfer masterstroke, it could be the bargain of the century…

By Peter Staunton · Anfield Watch

Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 10:00 PM

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Liverpool completed the £2.6m permanent transfer of 18-year-old centre-back Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna.
The writer and Levante manager Luis Castro consider Ndukwe capable of becoming one of the world's best defenders.
Ndukwe was sent on a season-long loan to Levante after initially failing to secure a work permit.

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Liverpool secured an apparent bargain by signing 18-year-old Austrian centre-back Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna on a permanent transfer for £2.6m. After initially failing to qualify for a work permit, Ndukwe joined Spanish side Levante on a season-long loan, where manager Luis Castro has praised his potential to become one of the world's best.

Ndukwe has since met work-permit criteria and could reportedly be recalled by Liverpool via a clause in January. The signing comes amid broader defensive turnover at Anfield following earlier deals for Giovanni Leoni, Jeremy Jacquet, and Mor Talla Ndiaye.

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