Liverpool sign Barcelona starlet Bobby Adekanye

Adekanye was banned for playing for Barcelona after FIFA ruled the club had broken its youth transfer regulations in order to sign him and imposed a year-long transfer ban as a result.

Subsequently Adekanye joined PSV on loan but now Liverpool have moved ahead of the Dutch side and Eredivisie rivals Ajax to sign the starlet.

“I am very happy to sign for Liverpool,” the left-sided player wrote on Instagram page.

Adekanye was born in Nigeria but moved to Amsterdam when he was four-years-old.

He arrived at Barcelona from Ajax in 2011 but will now be playing his football in Merseyside.

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FIFA’s stance is Adekanye was signed by Barcelona illegally from Ajax in 2011 when he was 12, something the Catalan giants don’t believe was the case.

A Dutch youth international, Adekayne has been compared in playing style to compatriot Arjen Robben.

He represented the Netherlands in February at the Under 16 UEFA development tournament.