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: