JURGEN KLOPP’S decision to play Liverpool’s kids against Shrewsbury on Tuesday will cost the League One minnows £500,000.
The FA Cup fourth-round replay is not live on TV and the Reds have also slashed ticket prices at Anfield with Klopp and his first team away on a winter break.
Klopp will not be present at Anfield as the Under-23s face Shrewsbury
Shrews midfielder Josh Laurent, wearing an ‘Anfield cup invasion’ T-shirt pre-game, and his team-mates will be cheered on by 8,000 travelling fans with a 50,000 crowd expected.
But boss Sam Ricketts said: “It is huge.
“The revenue is vitally important for a club like ours, who is self-sustaining.
“For someone like us if we are playing Liverpool’s first team you are generating £500,000 to £600,000 as opposed to £100,000 to £150,000.
“At a club like ours every penny counts. That is the biggest disappointment — that we will lack revenue.”
Shrewsbury will receive a broadcast fee of £72,000 and 45 per cent of the gate revenue.
Josh Laurent wears an ‘Anfield cup invasion’ T-shirt during trainingCredit: Getty Images – Getty
But Liverpool have cut prices from their third-round tie with Everton that were set between £10-£50 to £15 for adults and £1 for Under-17s.
Shrewsbury made £1m from their fifth-round tie with Manchester United in 2016 and built a new training ground with it.
Ricketts added: “That money is an opportunity to build something that lasts us for ten to 15 years — a real legacy.”
Delighted Shrewsbury fans invade pitch after holding Liverpool to a draw at home
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
