Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool have been banned from signing any players to their
Academy from other Premier League clubs for two years and fined £100,000
after they were found guilty of illegally approaching and offering an
11-year-old an inducement in order to join the Anfield outfit.
The academy player in question was previously registered with Stoke
City, but even though a compensation fee was agreed between Liverpool
and Stoke in September 2016 for his transfer, the Premier League Board
rejected the move due to the Merseyside club offering to pay the
player’s private school fees.
An investigation was launched into the move, which discovered that
Liverpool had contravened Premier League rules regarding the signing of
young players before they applied for his transfer.
A Premier League statement read: “The League found evidence
demonstrating regular communications between representatives of the club
and members of the player’s family. This included hosting them at
Anfield for a match with expenses paid and other efforts to encourage
the player, via his family, to sign for Liverpool. League rules strictly
prohibit the offer of any inducements to encourage a move."
The Premier League added that Liverpool had “cooperated with
the Premier League’s inquiries in a timely and thorough manner and
admitted the rule breaches asserted against them”, but have still been made to pay the £100,000 fine in full immediately.
However, the second year of the ban will be suspended for a period
of three years, and will be activated if the club commit a similar
breach.
It prevents them from signing any academy player from other Premier League clubs, as well as sides in the Football League.
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