Salford City FC is pleased to confirm that it has reached an agreement with Liverpool to sign academy player, Will Wright.

The Club received a significant offer from Liverpool which was in the best interests of both Salford and Will, who joined our academy in October of 2023. During his time at the Club the 17-year-old enjoyed a prolific spell in his first year as a scholar and scored over 40 goals.

In addition he made his senior debut in the Emirates FA Cup as a substitute at Manchester City, followed by his league debut at Port Vale to join the likes of Kelly Nmai and Kyrell Malcolm in making his debut while still an Under-18.

All of us at Salford City wish Will the very best in his future career, and we hope to see him continue to develop and thrive!

Head of Academy Jamie Russell commented:

“We are absolutely delighted for Will to complete his move to Liverpool after a very successful season as a first year scholar. He has earned this opportunity and we are excited to see how he continues to develop and progress.

“It’s brilliant for us as an Academy to see a player move on to a Category 1 club. We’ve only been Category 3 ourselves since 2023, but in that time to see 17 players make men’s team debuts and to have interest in a number of players from clubs higher up the leagues is testament to the job that the coaches, the staff, and the recruitment team here are doing.

“It is clear that we have a pathway here at Salford, and there is a platform for players to come in from grassroots, learn, and perform to fulfil their potential. Of course we don’t want to just sell our best players, we want to see them stay here, do well, reach the men’s team and be successful for the Club, but when moves like this happen it’s also a time to celebrate the player and their achievement, and the success of the work that’s been put into helping their development.”

Salford City confirms Liverpool deal for Academy striker Will Wright