Liverpool’s bid to tie young winger Rio Ngumoha down to a new contract may be complicated by ongoing interest from Bayern Munich, a report has revealed.

The 18-year-old, lured away from Chelsea in 2024, enjoyed a breakout season last year and has continued to see minutes under new manager Andoni Iraola, even if the summer acquisitions of Bradley Barcola and Víctor Muñoz have added further competition for minutes.

It emerged last month that Bayern were looking to land Ngumoha’s signature this past summer. Reports claimed the Bundesliga giants were prepared to pay around £60 million ($80 million) before being bluntly told he was not for sale.

Since then, Ngumoha has confirmed his agent is discussing a new contract with Liverpool , but Christian Falk claims the winger’s representatives are also in talks with Bayern at the same time.

It is suggested that Ngumoha could re-emerge as a transfer target for Bayern at the end of the season, with the German side, who also wanted Barcola before his switch to…