'Chelsea's loss is Liverpool's gain' as Twitter reacts to Dominic Solanke sealing England U20 World Cup Final

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Tom Doyle8 June 2017

There was plenty of London talent on display as England mounted a superb comeback win to beat Italy 3-1 and reach the U20 World Cup Final on Thursday, but Dominic Solanke's starring role had Chelsea fans watching with heavy hearts.

Solanke starred with goals either side of an Ademola Lookman brace to seal England's first World Cup Final appearance since 1966, though the striker will not be at Stamford Bridge next season.

The 19-year-old has long been tipped for the top in west London but has grown tired of waiting for an opportunity, and will officially be a Liverpool player as of July 1.

The deal is something of a coup for Liverpool, who have snapped up one of the most promising forwards in England - and Jurgen Klopp's relative lack of reliable striking options means Solanke will likely be afforded opportunities to shine at Anfield next season.

Italy opened the semi-final scoring early on through Riccardo Orsolini, but England dominated from then on Solanke volleyed home a deserved leveller for England after 66 minutes in South Korea.

Lookman put the Young Lions in front with another volley 11 minutes later, while Solanke's long-range effort crept past Italy goalkeeper Andrea Zaccagno two minutes from time to seal the win.

Due to rules regarding academy-trained players leaving before the age of 24, Chelsea will be entitled to compensation from Liverpool worth at least £8 million.

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Despite a decent fee for a player who only made one substitute appearance for Chelsea, a fair few Blues supporters were ruing Solanke's decision to move to Anfield on Twitter after the match...

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