Everything to know about Djylian N’Guessan as Liverpool seal deal for exciting French youngster

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Liverpool supporters may be frantically searching for information on Saint-Etienne forward Djylian N’Guessan after the Reds agreed a deal to sign him on Monday.Though they are actively searching for new attacking recruits to join immediately, Liverpool have reportedly struck an arrangement which will see N’Guessan move to Anfield next summer.But who is Liverpool’s latest surprise recruit, and what is he likely to bring when he finally arrives on Merseyside? Which incomings and outgoings do you want to see at Liverpool by Tuesday’s deadline?

Time is quickly running out on another underwhelming summer at Anfield… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier/FIFA Having turned 18 on Sunday, N’Guessan is another young player to add to the likes of Ifeanyi Ndukwe, Samuel Martinez and Lucca Brughmans, who Liverpool agreed to sign earlier on Monday.The teenager has already been playing first-team football for some time, after making the breakthrough at Saint-Etienne at the beginning of 2025.N’Guessan went on to play eight times in Ligue 1 as the Greens were relegated, and featured three times feature in Ligue 2, where has made three appearances already this season.A striker, N’Guessan scored his first senior goal last season during a Coupe de France match, and is set to compete in the second division again in 2026/27.READ MORE: Liverpool fans decide what to do with Giorgi Mamardashvili after surprise Lucca Brughmans signingWhat kind of player is N’Guessan? It is telling that N’Guessan wears the No.

9 shirt while playing for the France underage teams, although he does not look necessarily like a traditional centre-forward.One of his former coaches, Lionel Rouxel, explained to The Guardian last October that N’Guessan is a mix between Hugo Ekitike and Juventus’ Jonathan David.“He’s a player with two characteristics for the top level: he plays deep and moves quite well between the lines,” Rouxel said.“Djylian is also a box player, who has progressed and is becoming a goalscorer.”Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesIt has become a recent theme of the Liverpool academy that there are a number of youngsters whose fathers were professional footballers.That is the case with N’Guessan as well, whose father, Dany, was a forward who retired in 2017.After coming through the ranks and playing with Djibril Cisse at Auxerre, N’Guessan senior went on to have a long career in England, playing in the EFL with Lincoln City, Leicester and Millwall amongst several others.With Cisse’s son, Prince, also playing for the Reds these days, a link up that started more than 20 years ago can now continue on Merseyside.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox