Liverpool have announced plans to set up an academy in India.

The country of one billion people is one of the last bastions where football has never taken a firm hold.

The Premier League club have linked up with Indian team DSK Shivajians from Pune to set up a permanent academy for young players.

It will open its doors in January 2014 and coaches from Liverpool will lend assistance in its running.

The academy complex will feature full-size pitches, classrooms, a gym, canteen, lecture theatre and medical facilities. 

@LFCIndia @LFC Yes its time for Pune!! As most of us would dreamt about LFC's presence in PUNE pic.twitter.com/mBxMoZewNu

— LiverpoolPune (@Liverpoolpune) October 16, 2013