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Confirmed: Liverpool complete two-and-a-half-year deal for young midfielder
LIVERPOOL academy player Yan Dhanda has signed his first professional contract with the Anfield club.
Yan Dhanda has signed his first professional contract at Liverpool
The Birmingham-born playmaker joined the Reds' academy in July 2013 from West Brom for £200,000.
He has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal and has become the first player of Indian heritage to sign for Liverpool.
The 17-year-old is the second British Asian with a professional deal in the Premier League, Swansea's Neil Taylor is the other.