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Liverpool are keen on raiding Championship high-flyers Sunderland for starlet striker Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi.
That is according to the Sunderland Echo, who claim that the 17-year-old is in-demand in the top flight of English football due to his current form at developmental level.
Sunderland are beginning to make a name for themselves as the best nurturers of teenage talent in the EFL.
While Chris Rigg (17) and Jobe Bellingham (19) will undoubtedly grab the lion’s share of transfer speculation this winter, they may even be poached of a prospect who is yet to make his first-team debut.
The Belgian Under-19 international has turned plenty of heads this campaign, so far recording a goal ratio that exceeds one-per-game.
Having scored against both of Liverpool’s under-18’s and under-21’s this campaign, his performances look to have prompted strong recommendations from the coaching staff.
Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi’s contract situation at Sunderland
There is little information available as to exactly when Ogunsuyi joined the Wearside club. However, it is clear that his development has been yet another success story of the director-academy duo Kristjaan Speakman and Robin Nicholls, who together have completely revitalised the club’s youth intake.
The versatile striker made his Sunderland under-18’s debut in February 2024, aged just 16 and one month.
Since then, he has gone on to establish himself as a mainstay in their Premier League 2 side, including crucial contributions on their route to last year’s competition final.
This stunning progression, while admittedly overshadowed by that of Chris Rigg, six months his junior, rightfully earned the Belgian a first professional contract earlier this year.
The two-year deal, signed in February this year, sees him theoretically remain at the Academy of Light, and beyond, until 2026.
Regis Le Bris integrating Ogunsuyi into first-team squad could see him stay at Sunderland.
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