New facility to replace Melwood training ground next seasonAcademy prospects and first team will be brought togetherLiverpool are on course for next summer’s move to a new £50m training facility in Kirkby that manager Jürgen Klopp believes will inspire the club’s academy prospects in their pursuit of a first team place.
The Anfield club on Wednesday unveiled images of the on-going development that will replace their historic Melwood training ground next pre-season and bring together senior and youth team players in the same facility for the first time. The state-of-the-art construction, currently on schedule and on budget, includes two gyms, a sports hall, pool, hydrotherapy complex and specialist sports rehabilitation suites in a 9,200sqm centre.