Liverpool look to have completed a transfer deal
for Bury defender Emeka Obi after the player
appeared to confirm the move on Twitter.
Obi, 15, became the youngest ever player to
feature for Bury’s first-team when he made his
debut for the League One outfit back in August.
The Bury Times suggest Liverpool agreed to bring
the highly-rated 6ft 5ins centre-back to Anfield
after pre-contract papers were signed by both
clubs.
Visa issues, due to Obi’s Nigerian heritage, were
understood to have originally held up the move to
Merseyside but a deal appears to have been
wrapped up.
‘I think he’s the best talent right now at 15 years
old in the entire country,’ Bury boss David Flitcroft
said following Obi’s debut.
‘He only came in the building two years ago and
nothing fazes him. He’s been training with the
first team and he’s going back to school next
week.
‘We’ve had him for five weeks, training with the
first team, training with Ryan Kidd and he’s been
playing with the Under-18s.
‘He’s just turned 15, he’s a man mountain, but we
teach them how to play football and he’s going to
be an unbelievable asset to the football club.
‘He’s a kid that’s really switched on, I’ve watched
him while he’s been on summer holidays and he’s
been in every single day.’

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