Liverpool have signed talented French forward Djylian N’Guessan on a pre-contract agreement from Saint-Etienne.

The 18-year-old France youth international will spend the the season on loan at Stade Brest in Ligue 1 having signed from the second-tier club.

Liverpool will pay around £4.3million for the youngster who is set to join up with the squad in January, though his situation will be reviewed at the turn of the year with another loan possible.

N’Guessan was spotted playing in the Under-17 Euros in Albania where he was named in the team of the tournament.

His signature represents another coup for Liverpool under the leadership of head of global talent Matt Newberry.

The Reds have signed a number of youngsters in recent years, such as Ifeanyi Ndukwe, Mor Talla Ndiaye, Armin Pesci, Samuel Martinez and Lucca Brughmans.

Liverpool have completed the £4.3m signing of France youth international Djylian N’Guessan

In the first team, they worked to bring in the likes of Bradley Barcola, Victor Munoz and Jeremy Jacquet.

The Reds are back in action this evening when they take on Ipswich at Portman Road in their hunt for the first win of the new season.