Danny Ings: Liverpool to pay record £8m compensation for striker
The England international left Burnley last summer after his contract at Turf Moor expired
Liverpool will have to pay a record compensation fee of up to £8 million for Danny Ings following a tribunal ruling on Tuesday.
Ings left Burnley last summer after his contract at Turf Moor expired. The clubs were unable to agree a fee, with Liverpool valuing the player at around £6m and Burnley at £10m.
Ings made his England debut in October against Lithuania before he sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury that has stopped him playing for Jürgen Klopp since.
The professional football compensation committee has studied in excess of 400 pages of evidence including witness statements and analytics, which contributed towards an assessment of the striker’s worth.
The decision eclipses the previous record set when Chelsea were told to pay Manchester City for Daniel Sturridge in 2009.
Ings will cost Liverpool £6.5million plus another £1.5million in add ons in relation to performance.
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