Liverpool FC set for £20m training ground revamp
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Image Credits: Imago ImagesLiverpool Football Club’s commitment to world-class facilities continues after FSG already constructed the AXA Training Centre in 2020.
The £50 million project was initially targeted for completion in summer 2020, though the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the opening until November 2020.
The move represented the end of a 70-year era at Melwood, Liverpool’s historic training ground in West Derby, which had served as the first team’s base since the 1950s.
It spans 9,200 square meters and houses both first team and U23 facilities under one roof, though each maintains its distinct identity.
The complex features three full-size GrassMaster pitches, goalkeeping and warm-up areas, two separate gyms, a full-size sports hall, swimming pool, hydrotherapy complex, and specialist sports rehabilitation suites.
And it looks like FSG want to continue their good work.
The Athletic are reporting that Liverpool FC are looking to spend £20 million on the redevelopment of its academy facilities.
The centerpiece of the new development will be a state-of-the-art indoor dome constructed over the existing main pitch, connected to the current academy structure.
This revolutionary addition will provide Liverpool academy players with their first full-sized indoor pitch, offering year-round training capabilities.
The dome will also house enhanced medical and sports science facilities, ensuring young players receive the same elite-level support as the first team.
“It’s a big statement,” academy director Alex Inglethorpe said.
“The owners have embarked on a number of infrastructure projects in recent years with the redevelopment of the two stands at Anfield, building the AXA Training Centre to put us all on one site here at Kirkby, and giving Melwood a facelift for the women’s team to go there.”
“We’ve always been patient as an academy, knowing where we sit in the order of things, but now it’s our turn and it’s really exciting.”
“We’ve never had a full-size indoor facility before that would match up with a lot of our competitors.”
“While I’m all for toughening them up in the Kirkby wind and rain, there are a lot of days when we have to cancel training or the quality of a session is compromised
It’s going to make a massive difference.”
A planning application is expected to be submitted in September 2024, with the ambitious goal of completing the entire project by 2028.
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