{"id":52595,"date":"2026-05-22T19:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52595"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:56:27","slug":"liverpool-agree-deal-to-sign-17-year-old-colombian-talent-samuel-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/liverpool-agree-deal-to-sign-17-year-old-colombian-talent-samuel-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool agree deal to sign 17-year-old Colombian talent Samuel Mart\u00ednez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Liverpool FC<\/strong> have secured a major coup in the transfer market by agreeing a deal to sign 17-year-old Colombian wonderkid <strong>Samuel Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> from Atl\u00e9tico Nacional. The exciting young attacking midfielder is set to join the Reds in 2027 upon turning 18.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Deal Details and Timeline<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">According to transfer expert <strong>Fabrizio Romano<\/strong>, the agreement is now closed. Liverpool beat competition from <strong>Borussia Dortmund<\/strong> (and interest from several other top European clubs) to land the youngster. He will remain at Atl\u00e9tico Nacional until he reaches adulthood before making the move to Anfield.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This long-term approach reflects Liverpool\u2019s smart youth recruitment strategy under the current regime, investing in high-potential South American talents early.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Who is Samuel Mart\u00ednez?<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 17 (born April 5, 2009, in Tulu\u00e1, Colombia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position<\/strong>: Attacking Midfielder (No. 10) \/ Central Midfielder<\/li>\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong>: 1.84m<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current Club<\/strong>: Atl\u00e9tico Nacional (U20\/Reserves)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Playing Style<\/strong>: Technically gifted with excellent dribbling, vision, long-range shooting, and progressive carries. He impressed massively during Colombia\u2019s successful 2026 South American U-17 campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Often compared to players with a blend of flair and physicality (some scouts note echoes of technical quality similar to top playmakers), Mart\u00ednez is seen as one of Colombia\u2019s brightest prospects.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Liverpool have built a reputation for successfully developing young South American stars (think Luis D\u00edaz and others). Signing Mart\u00ednez early allows the club to secure a high-ceiling talent before bigger fees emerge, while giving him time to continue his development in familiar surroundings.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The deal also shows the club\u2019s proactive scouting network, fending off interest from clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool FC have secured a major coup in the transfer market by agreeing a deal to sign 17-year-old Colombian wonderkid\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[5582],"class_list":["post-52595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-samuel-martinez"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52597,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52595\/revisions\/52597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}