Liverpool buy back their former Melwood training ground for women’s team to use

Liverpool have purchased back their former Melwood training ground for their women’s team to use.

The males’s first team vacated the positioning in West Derby within the metropolis in November 2020 for a brand new construct at their present academy base in Kirkby.

Amid native protests, proposals have been in place for the land to be become a contemporary, multi-generational housing complicated by inexpensive housing group Torus however after the Robbie Fowler-Jamie Carragher academy moved in plans began to change, which has in the end resulted within the membership re-purchasing their former residence.

As a part of the transfer, the crest of the LFC Women’s team, which has beforehand educated at Tranmere’s base on the Wirral, will transfer to the official membership crest to nearer align the 2 operations.

We are as soon as once more the proud house owners of the Club’s iconic former training ground, Melwood.

The legendary elite facility is ready to create an entire new chapter for @LiverpoolFCW’s first team and academy

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 8, 2023

“This is a truly historic moment for Liverpool Football Club and the continued desire of the LFC Women’s board to elevate and develop our women’s first team and category one professional game academy,” mentioned Liverpool’s managing director Andy Hughes.

“We even have a chance to additional develop the use of the positioning to assist the local people through the use of it as an extra base for LFC Foundation.

“We are delighted that FEFA (Fowler Education and Football Academy) will proceed to use the positioning for its school that gives sport and academic alternatives for younger individuals.

“We have always taken the views of the local community seriously and we look forward to re-engaging with them in the near future.”

Torus will use the funds from the sale of Melwood to construct much-needed houses throughout Merseyside.

Developments additionally proceed apace at Anfield the place the 282-tonne roof of the outdated Anfield Road stand has been eliminated to make approach for the completion of the brand new stand which is due to open for the beginning of subsequent season and develop the ground’s capability to 61,000.