Liverpool agree new contract as decision taken on £20m Academy revamp

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool Academy director Alex Inglethorpe has signed a new contract extensionAlex Inglethorpe has maintained his association with Liverpool by signing a new contract extension as Academy director.Inglethorpe was due to be out of contract at the end of the season but has reached agreement over a new deal with the Reds wanting him to oversee a £20million revamp of the Academy facilities at Kirkby which is due to be completed in 2028.The 53-year-old has been at Liverpool for 13 years having arrived from Tottenham Hotspur back in November 2012, initially working as coach of the under-21 side.READ MORE: Arne Slot gives major Alexander Isak and Alisson Becker Liverpool injury updateREAD MORE: Arne Slot addresses Andy Robertson form and Liverpool contract question - 'It's been a while'Inglethorpe, though, has spent the majority of his time as the head of the Academy, ultimately guiding the progress of players such as Curtis Jones and Conor Bradley from youth level through to the first team.The Academy underwent a period of change during the summer when long-serving coaches Barry Lewtas and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson departed their roles as U21s coach and U18s boss respectively.Liverpool have since appointed former Wales national team manager Rob Page in charge of the U21s while Simon Wiles moved from Manchester United to assume control of the younger age group.Matt Newberry, who was head of academy recruitment and director of loans and pathways, was promoted to head of global talent, Luiz Fernando Iubel arrived as the new individual development lead coach and Gary Probert, formerly of Ipswich Town, was appointed the new head of loan management.