Liverpool youngster Ryan Kent signs professional contract?

Liverpool youngster Ryan Kent has reportedly signed his first professional contract with the Premier League club.

The 17-year-old midfielder, who has been capped by England at youth level, joined the Merseysiders nine years ago.

Kent is now understood to have penned a deal at Anfield after graduating from the team's academy, according to Sky Sports News.

Raheem Sterling, Jon Flanagan and Jordan Ibe have all broken into the senior side under manager Brendan Rodgers during the past year.