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Brendan Rodgers has praised the work of Liverpool’s transfer committee as the manager reiterated he will have the final say on all signings this summer.

The Reds have yet to add to their squad since the window opened earlier this month but the manager has faith in the Anfield officials looking to close out deals.

Rodgers sits on the committee along with managing director Ian Ayre, head of recruitment Dave Fallows and head of performance and analysis Michael Edwards.

Manager Brendan Rodgers has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, the club have announced.Manager Brendan Rodgers recently signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.
It was created by Fenway Sports Group following Rodgers’ arrival two years ago after the owners ditched plans to appoint a director of football.

Rodgers must secure the agreement of the committee that a player meets the club’s requirements and is worth pursuing.

However, the boss says the input of Ayre, Fallows and Edwards is a help rather than a hindrance in the recruitment process.

“Obviously, I am involved heavily in the identification of the player,” Rodgers said.

“The principle idea when I first came in was that like any manager you will have the first call on a player and the last call.

“That’s the call on whether he’s good enough to continue to look at and try to organise a deal and

the last call to say yes or no.

“There is a big part that goes on in between. In modern football you need to trust other people to do the work. That’s something we do here and that’s why we have had the success we’ve had.

“The finer details of that are left to Ian who does a terrific job and our other guys in that field who will go through the contracts. I am aware of where the situation is at right the way through the process.

“We will never bring in a player here who the manager doesn’t want in. That’s a great credit to the owners and the other people at the club.

“We work very closely together – it’s worth stressing that. It’s key that we are very much one club.

“We are really preparing for next season. I’ve had some very good meetings with our recruitment team. We are very much together as one.”

The negotiating of transfer fees and player contracts is carried out by Ayre and Fallows, who have been busy working on deals to secure the likes of Southampton’s Adam Lallana and Bayer Leverkusen’s Emre Can.

Rodgers is after quality rather than quantity this summer with five or six signings being targeted to ensure Liverpool boast the strength in depth capable of coping with the increased demands of Champions League football next season.

The manager doesn’t intend to dip into the loan market again. Last term the Reds took Victor Moses from Chelsea and Aly Cissokho from Valencia but both flopped and have returned to their parent clubs.

The previous campaign Liverpool snapped up Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid but he failed to establish himself at Anfield and his loan stay was cut short.

“I would hope we don’t have to go for loans this summer,” Rodgers admitted.

“But it’s always about the availability of players. If you are not satisfied with the squad and you feel you can improve it then you have to look at every option.

“In these first couple of years I’ve been here we have had to do that as we’ve had a thin squad.

“The players we wanted we couldn’t get but we’re hopeful that this summer will be different. We turn the page and it’s another chapter in terms of where we are going.

“Hopefully that will mean it will be more permanent players than loan players but I can never rule it out completely. There could be a situation where a player becomes available, we can get him and he can add to what we’re doing.”

If players weren't available that he wanted, why did he turn to the likes of Moses, Aspas, Alberto etc. Surely that's going against his quality over quantity arguement. There are some decent youths already in the team that could do a better job than most of BR's signings.

BR having full control = Vorm, Williams and a whole host of mediocre players joining us, 1 step forwards, 2 steps back.

Lol queef

Vorm is a good keeper and Williams will be staying where he is.

You post more sh1te than The Sun

Or it could mean more Sturridge, Coutinho signings? And for all we know, it may have been the committee and FSG holding us back from getting top players like Willian, Mikkiwhatever, Salah etc.

Im not sure Im buying into what B.R. is saying. I think he has been left to pick off the bottom of the list of players he wants and very rarely gets anyone from the top of his list. Ashley Williams is a solid defender. Nothing wrong with adding him to the squad. Especially if Agger leaves. Williams is a P.L. starter not just a squad player, he would add depth.

[quote=KuytRobbenGod Just like adding a Ricky Lambert. Nothing spectacular but a guy who will score us some goals when Luis needs a rest or Danny is injured which is often. U have to have guys like that and hopefully we add at least 1 star. [/quote]

Players like ie
Williams
Lambert

(If br signs them )

R really going to frighten teams in the CL?!

Williams better than kolo

Lambert better than aspas

Ideal squad players...

Br needs to sign at least 5 quality players for the 14 man squad

Amen. Depth is the number 1 weakness of our squad. We need guys in there that belong starting EPL games when our starters are hurt or need rest. We need at least 1 or 2 buys like Lallana who move into the main 11 and at least 3 or 4 guys like Lambert, Williams etc who can play regularly if need be.