The continuing failure of Liverpool and Burnley to agree a fee for Danny Ings looks increasingly likely to result in the forward’s value being determined at a Premier League tribunal.

Despite several weeks of negotiations, the clubs remain distant in their respective valuations of Ings, with Liverpool’s most recent offer of up to £6 million falling considerably short of Burnley’s demand for a fee in the region of £10 million.

The dispute will not prevent Ings from starting training with Liverpool tomorrow after his early return from holiday but it does raise the possibility of the situation dragging on for the foreseeable future and possibly overshadowing the 22-year-old’s opening weeks at his new club.

Unless there is a resolution, a Premier League tribunal will rule