The recent punishment handed down on Chelsea has knock-on effects for Liverpool, with a trusted reporter revealing why the Reds are now one step closer to avoiding a transfer disaster.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the week, Chelsea<\/a> were handed a suspended one-year transfer ban, fined \u00a310.75m, and given a nine-month academy transfer ban after admitting to historical breaches of Premier League rules primarily relating to payments to third parties.<\/p>\n While the transfer ban is suspended and thus not in effect, the academy transfer ban has been implemented.<\/p>\n That means Chelsea cannot raid rival clubs\u2019 academies in the upcoming summer transfer window, something that is extremely relevant to Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been widely reported Chelsea had been sizing up Liverpool\u2019s 15-year-old sensation, Josh Abe, in what had been termed a revenge mission for the Reds snatching Rio Ngumoha<\/a> a few years prior.<\/p>\n Abe is regarded as being among the top talents in world football in his age group. However, he\u2019s also caught the attention of Chelsea, along with Manchester City and Arsenal.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, Abe was spotted taking a tour around the Bernabeu<\/a> earlier this year, fuelling speculation Real Madrid want the youngster too.<\/p>\n But according to the latest from the Daily Mail\u2019s<\/a> Lewis Steele \u2013 who specialises in covering Liverpool \u2013 the Reds can breathe a sigh of relief as far as Chelsea are concerned.<\/p>\n He wrote: \u2018With my Liverpool cap on, my first thought when I saw the news about Chelsea being handed an academy transfer ban this week was about Reds prospect Joshua Abe.<\/p>\n \u2018As we have reported extensively in this column over the last year, the 15-year-old is a target of Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.<\/p>\n \u2018He also was shown round Real Madrid\u2019s Bernabeu and has signed up with the PLG Agency of Tyler Alexander-Arnold, the brother of Trent.<\/p>\n \u2018Chelsea are currently out of that race because of their ban, however, which is a big help for Liverpool\u2019s case to keep him, though others still loom large.\u2019<\/p>\n Chelsea being unable to sign the uber-talented teen is obviously of great benefit to Liverpool, and Steele went on to state how the Reds are attempting to charm Abe into remaining in situ and rejecting the others.<\/p>\n Steele concluded: \u2018The talented youngster had successful surgery this week and will miss the rest of the season. Before that, he had been training with the first team.<\/p>\n \u2018Some say that is part of the Reds\u2019 charm offensive to keep him and show there is a pathway, others will insist it is simply because he is good enough to do so. Both might be true.\u2019<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk as a preferred source on Google <\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Latest Liverpool news \u2013 Monumental summer plans revealed \/ Mo Salah\u2026<\/p>\n Elsewhere, a trusted reporter on all things Liverpool has shed light on what\u2019s shaping up to be a monumental summer window at Anfield, including naming which stars and club officials are facing the axe<\/a>.<\/p>\n