Liverpool ordered to pay Fulham record fee for Elliott transfer

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers - bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain - December 19, 2020 Blackburn Rovers' Harvey Elliott after the match Action Images/Molly Darlington

(Reuters) - Liverpool must pay Fulham up to 4.3 million pounds ($5.94 million) for Harvey Elliott's transfer, a record fee for a 16-year-old, the London club said on Thursday following a ruling by a compensation tribunal.

Liverpool signed midfielder Elliott from Fulham as a 16-year-old in July 2019 but the two clubs could not agree on a compensation fee, with the transfer being referred to a tribunal.