SAN FRANCISCO, November 15, (THEWILL) – The Federation of International Football, FIFA is set to pay Liverpool £2m in compensation to cover the wages of defender Joe Gomez. This is after the defender suffered a serious knee injury while on international duty with England.
FIFA said the compensation is to cover the cost of £80,000-a-week wages for Gomez.
This funding will come from the ‘FIFA Club Protection Programme’, a scheme which allows clubs to claim money back from the governing body, should their player suffer an injury on international duty. The scheme covers knocks received in training, friendlies, and competitive matches.
Gomez damaged a tendon in his left knee in the final training session prior to the Three Lions’ 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland. He underwent surgery and has begun his recovery process.
The injury could see Gomez potentially miss the remainder of the season after the club placed no timescale on a possible return.
