LIVERPOOL Academy Director Alex Inglethorpe has signed a new long-term contract with the club after almost a decade’s service.

ASSISTANT Academy Director Edd Vahid is leaving Southampton after eight seasons to join the Premier League.

FORMER England midfielder Tom Huddlestone has joined Manchester United as an over-aged player-coach with their Under-21 side.

LEWIS DICKMAN has left Sunderland after 18 months as their Academy Manager. The news comes after the Black Cats were awarded only a one-year Category One Academy licence, rather than the usual three.

FORMER England futsal Head Coach Michael Skubala has been appointed Under-21s boss at Leeds United. He replaces Mark Jackson, who was promoted to the first-team set-up under Jesse Marsch last season

CARDIFF CITY Academy Manager David Hughes has joined Manchester United as a Professional Development Phase coach as the club make a number of new appointments.

ANDY GOLDIE has left Dundee United after three years to become the new Academy Manager at Swansea City. The 37-year-old replaces Jon Grey, who took charge of the Swans Academy last September and will now lead the Under-21s.

CRAIG MUDD has replaced Danny Walker as Under-23s assistant at Manchester City, with Jamie Carr stepping up from the U14s to become assistant with the U18s.

BRENTFORD will run a Category Four Academy from the start of next season. They operated at Category Two level from 2012 to 2016 but took the decision to close their Academy in 2016.

BURNLEY’S demotion to Category Two Academy status has now been confirmed. The Academy fixtures have been released to clubs and the Clarets do not feature among the Category One sides.

READING'S Academy, which was once held up as a flagship for youth development, has been demoted to Category Two for the coming season.

STOCKPORT COUNTY have been awarded Category Three Academy status for 2022/23 after returning to the Football League for the first time in 11 years.