Liverpool have picked up two awards in the Premier League monthly ones announced today, with Jordan Henderson winning Goal of the Month for his fabulous strike v Chelsea and Jurgen Klopp winning the Manager of the Month.
Spurs’ Heung-Min Son became the first Asian player to win the Player of the Month award, preventing the Reds from completing a clean sweep
Liverpool have introduced a salary cap for their academy players which will see their earnings capped at £40,000 for the first year of their professional contract. The move, which has the backing of Jurgen Klopp, is aimed at combating the “too much, too soon” problem that we’re seeing with many young players.
Liverpool have also decided to slash their youth intake from 240 to 170.
How much this impacts LFC in the transfer market remains to be seen, especially against bigger clubs willing to offer more money.
Ex Reds striker Christian Benteke wrote himself into the history books with this goal against Gibraltar. Timed at 8.1 sec, it was the fastest ever goal in any competitive fixture in the history of modern football Continue reading