Former Red dies aged 22

Swansea City have confirmed former Liverpool striker Besian Idrizaj has died at the age of 22 - reportedly of a suspected heart attack.

Idrizaj, who joined Swansea on a two-year contract last summer, passed away in his sleep on Friday night, with early reports claiming the striker had suffered a heart attack at his family home in Austria.

He first tried to make the breakthrough in English football with Liverpool, but failed to make a first-team appearance during his time at Anfield.

Loan spells were undertaken at Luton Town and Crystal Palace before he had a temporary stint at Wacker Innsbruck in his homeland in 2008.

During a game for Wacker against Sturm Graz in February of that year, Idrizaj collapsed on the pitch, with the cause later confirmed as a virus and not a heart attack.

He moved to the Liberty Stadium in August last year from German club FC Eilenburg and made four appearances for Paulo Sousa's side.

His agent has confirmed to the Championship club that Idrizaj has died, although the cause of his death has yet to be ascertained.

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