Liverpool ordered to pay Burnley £8million in compensation for striker Danny Ings
LIVERPOOL have been told they must pay a total of £8million for former Burnley
striker Danny Ings.
After a year wait, the Professional Football Compensation Committee has ruled
that the guaranteed fee for the striker is £6.5m, with a further £1.5m in
peformance add-ons.
The former Bournemouth
forward, 23, has been out for most of the season through injury after
joining Liverpool
at the end of his Burnley contract last summer.
But the Reds were deemed liable to pay the Clarets compensation for the player
because he was under the age of 24 when he moved to Anfield.
The fee is the biggest ever under the compensation rule and reflects the
contribution Ings had in firing Burnley to the Premier League.
Liverpool said in a statement: “Liverpool Football Club would like to thank
the PFCC panel for their time and diligence in deciding this matter.
“We believe the process was conducted fairly and we respect the outcome.
“We are pleased for Danny Ings, in particular, that this chapter is now
complete and he can look forward to a long and successful career at
Liverpool.”
Burnley’s lawyer Dan Lowen commented: “Today’s result is a fair and accurate
reflection of the enormous contribution Burnley FC has made in helping
develop and nurture one of the brightest young talents in the Premier
League.
“The £6.5m up front sum awarded by the Professional Football Compensation
Committee – £3m more than the previous highest award (in respect of Daniel
Sturridge) – is the highest compensation sum ever awarded in respect of an
out of contract player and recognises that Danny Ings is one of the top
young English centre-forwards in English football.”
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Ings has returned to first-team training following his injury troubles and
there is the possibility of him playing before the end of the season.