Exciting young Ghana attacker, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku is set to join Portuguese side, Sporting Lisbon on loan as part of the Liverpool deal.
The deal with the Portuguese side follows Issahaku’s five-year deal with English giants, Liverpool, which was agreed on Saturday evening.
The 19-year-old was on the verge of joining Bundesliga outfit, Bayer Leverkusen but the deal fell through.
However, the Premier League side won the race to sign the enterprising forward.
The loan deal between the three parties has no certain time limit, with Liverpool indicating the player will undergo development in Portugal until he can play for the Reds in the English Premier League.
The agreement with Sporting does not only serve the football interests of Liverpool, but also the player’s growth.
Besides offering him further development, the winger will have otherwise struggled to secure a work permit in England after only turning 17 in March.
He previously featured for the Ghana U17 team before gaining promotion to the U20 side to make his bow during the U20 Africa Cup of Nations at age 16.
Fatawu Issahaku managed to score two goals and an assist in 6 matches during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tourney held in Mauritania.
He was named the best player after the 2021 Africa U20 Cup of Nations tournament.
Following his blistering output, the teenager has been handed a debut call-up to the senior national team of Ghana by CK Akonnor for next month's international friendlies against Ivory Coast and Morocco.
Black Stars coach CK Akonnor is expected to hand the youngster his debut as he prepares his team for the World Cup qualifiers in September.