Atletico Nacional teenager Samuel Martinez edging closer to Liverpool deal | OneFootball

Liverpool are set to sign Atletico Nacional teenage sensation Samuel Martinez, according to Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra.

Liverpool are preparing for the future and the Anfield club have been going after youth players.

While Martinez will not be linking up with Arne Slot’s Reds this summer, pipping the likes of Arsenal and others to the services of the 17-year-old is huge.

An agreement worth around £750,000 has been struck and the midfielder will sign a five-year deal.

Talks are now at an advanced stage as Liverpool look to make things official, with Martinez set to move to Merseyside when he turns 18.

His technicality and ability in the final third are some of the qualities which attracted the Reds to the teenager.

Martinez can play as a box-to-box midfielder and Liverpool will hope he can break into their first-team in the future.

He is likely to be sent out on loan when he moves to the Anfield club in the summer of 2027.

Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Benfica have all scouted the young playmaker too, but it is Liverpool who are expected to sign him.

He impressed at the CONMEBOL under-17 championship last month as Colombia secured a 4-0 victory over Argentina in the final.

Martinez is regarded as one of the most promising young talents in Colombian football, with his performances for Atletico Nacional’s youth ranks impressing bigwigs across Europe.

Liverpool have proven they will not hesitate to hand youngsters a chance in the first-team if they are good enough and Martinez could fancy his chances of immediately breaking into their senior team.

17-year-old Rio Ngumoha joined them from Chelsea in 2024 and has made 28 appearances this term.

England manager Thomas Tuchel has invited the Reds sensation to join the Three Lions’ World Cup preparation camp in Florida after an impressive campaign.