Liverpool have snapped up Luton Town's Under-15 prospect Dave Moli for an undisclosed fee after he impressed Kenny Dalglish.
Moli trained with Liverpool's Academy last month under the watchful eye of Reds legend Dalglish and he showed enough to earn a move to Anfield.
He had attracted interest from several Premier League sides, with Luton making an official complaint to the Football Association regarding an illegal approach from an unnamed club.
Negotiations with Liverpool went smoothly, with the Blue Square Premier club's youth development officer Gregg Broughton conceding it was a difficult decision to sanction the deal.
Broughton told the club's official website: "Although we never like to lose talented footballers from Luton Town, it is also important that if it is right for the football club that we don't stand in the way of a young player's development.
"It is not our usual policy to allow any of our young players to leave Kenilworth Road for another club.
"Nobody wants to see a player with potential such as Dave's leave, but on this occasion we took into consideration a number of factors.
"The first is the value of the player in the short and long term, while the second takes into account the player's natural footballing progression and development.
"All of these aspects were taken into consideration and we felt it right to allow Dave and his family to talk to Liverpool.
"We're delighted to be able to accept a bid on behalf of such a big club, but stress that the club's policy of allowing young players to leave is a strict one."
Moli trained with Liverpool's Academy last month under the watchful eye of Reds legend Dalglish and he showed enough to earn a move to Anfield.
He had attracted interest from several Premier League sides, with Luton making an official complaint to the Football Association regarding an illegal approach from an unnamed club.
Negotiations with Liverpool went smoothly, with the Blue Square Premier club's youth development officer Gregg Broughton conceding it was a difficult decision to sanction the deal.
Broughton told the club's official website: "Although we never like to lose talented footballers from Luton Town, it is also important that if it is right for the football club that we don't stand in the way of a young player's development.
"It is not our usual policy to allow any of our young players to leave Kenilworth Road for another club.
"Nobody wants to see a player with potential such as Dave's leave, but on this occasion we took into consideration a number of factors.
"The first is the value of the player in the short and long term, while the second takes into account the player's natural footballing progression and development.
"All of these aspects were taken into consideration and we felt it right to allow Dave and his family to talk to Liverpool.
"We're delighted to be able to accept a bid on behalf of such a big club, but stress that the club's policy of allowing young players to leave is a strict one."
