Liverpool and Chelsea will take their dispute over the value of Dominic Solanke to a tribunal in the new year. The striker made his first Premier League start for Liverpool in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Stoke City to round off a month in which he also made his England debut against Brazil at Wembley.

The 20-year-old moved to Liverpool last summer after his contract ran out at Chelsea, but the clubs could not agree the value of the transfer fee that is due because the player is under the age of 24. As it stands, the clubs will go to a Professional Football Compensation Committee tribunal.

The panel will decide how much compensation Liverpool should pay given that Chelsea developed his talent from an early