Fifa ready to pay Liverpool £2m compensation over Joe Gomez' knee injury

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is set to pay English Champions Liverpool £2m in compensation to cover the wages of pro defender Joe Gomez.

English defender Joe Gomez in action for Liverpool. Photo: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images

This is after the Englishman picked up a knee injury while on international duty for England.

DailyMail says, FIFA, the governing body of association football, are set to offer Liverpool a compensation worth £2m, to cover the costs of their star’s £80,000-a-week wages.

The FIFA Club Protection Programme, a scheme which allows clubs to claim money back from the world football governing body, in the event that their players pick up injury while on international duty, will fund the compensation.

English defender Joe Gomez of Liverpool hustles for the ball with Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City during their Premier League encounter in an empty Etihad Stadium due to government guidelines prohibiting fans from Sports Stadiums across the UK as a measure to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Gomez tore a tendon in his left knee during England's final training session before the Three Lions' 3-0 triumph over the Republic of Ireland.

The defender has undergone surgery already and currently in the process of recovery.

Liverpool have not released the duration of absence of the defender due to the injury, it is likely he will be missing in action for the remainder of the season.