It’s looking very much like we will sign Emeka Obi from Bury in the coming weeks.
The 15-year-old central defender is the youngest player ever to play for Bury’s first team and has been described as a man mountain by Bury boss, David Flitcroft.
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As you might expect, fans have been weighing in with their thoughts on the news. It seems like some people aren’t really sure what to make of the news – not surprising given his age.
Here’s some of the best reaction from Twitter:
Lets be honest, nobody knows anything about Emeka Obi so can all you football hispters stop hyping him up…
— Benjamin (@Smxdley) October 27, 2016
Emeka Obi is 15years and at 6.5 is maasive except Liverpool have a formulae to stop him from hitting 7ft, imagine Messi vs such a player
— kloppKopLFC (@saromisteve) October 27, 2016
6 figure sum for Emeka Obi. (A 15 YEAR OLD)
Incredible amount of money. Very highly rated.
— Tom ~ (@JTom_LFC) October 27, 2016
Wow, Liverpool set to sign 15 ys old wonderkid a six foot five defender Emeka Obi
— cik 小 (@xxcix_) October 27, 2016