Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha is handed a '360% pay rise' - but it's still a fraction of his team-mates' wages

Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha has committed his future to the club until 2028. 

The 17-year-old has signed a fresh contract believed to be worth £52,000 per year, the maximum for a first-year pro at Liverpool, though he can earn more through bonuses. 

That eclipses the standard scholar's annual salary of £14,400 that he was previously on.

Liverpool had to wait until he turned 17 last month before they were allowed to hand him a professional contract. As per the FA's rulebook, the maximum they can hand out for a player of his age is three years. 

Ngumoha has made a stunning impression on the first team and appears to be fully trusted by Arne Slot. 

After scoring the winner against Newcastle on his debut in August, he has gone on to play three more times and even featured in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid. 

He joined for free from Chelsea last year in a controversial switch which is the subject of a conflict between the two clubs. 

In November, Inside Sport revealed that outraged Stamford Bridge officials felt they had lost ‘a generational talent’ and that a tribunal had been called to set a fee for the wonderkid.

A decision, which will be made by a Premier League panel, remains elusive almost a year after he made the switch – and Chelsea will believe that Ngumoha’s dazzling debut may well strengthen their case for significant compensation.

The move passed the Premier League’s five-step process, although that did little to appease those in west London.

More to follow.