Anfield legend John Barnes has signed up to nurture young talent on behalf of Roy Keane's Sunderland.
Barnes, who was born in Jamaica, will be running coaching clinics in several countries in the Caribbean.
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Barnes said: "I'm going to be here for the programme to look at the talent and try and give opportunities for young players in the Caribbean
"We will be in seven of the islands running five-day clinics with Under-20 teams and choosing the best players to go to Sunderland for a week to train at the professional club.
He added: "In England now, they recognise the fact that although Africa is saturated, this is the next place where you are going to get the next talent coming out to hopefully grace the Premier League," said Barnes, who was schooled in Jamaica before moving to England as a 13 year-old.
