Background
The Premier League launched an investigation in January 2017, during which Liverpool’s tapping up of the Player was exposed. That probe was one of numerous investigations the Premier League conducted into alleged breaches of its rules on the transfer of academy players.[2]
Liverpool’s pursuit of the Player
The Player, a prodigiously talented 11-year-old schoolboy, was registered with the Stoke City academy. Whilst he was there, his family alleged that the Player was pursued by Liverpool for nearly 2 years. In their pursuit of the Player, Liverpool allegedly offered the Player numerous inducements to sign with them – a practice forbidden by the Premier League.
The inducements allegedly offered by Liverpool included all-expenses-paid trips to tournaments in Paris and Denmark, £50 cash in hand every time...
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