A BUDDING footballer has signed a deal with Liverpool Football Club’s academy.

Vimal Yoganathan, aged eight, of Trelawnyd, signed the deal in the presence of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and will start training with the academy immediately.

Vimal was originally scouted by the club at the age of six while playing for Prestatyn Town, and has spent the last year in the Academy’s shadow squad before making the step up.