Brendan Rodgers will be offered the biggest war-chest in the history of Liverpool FC as a reward for delivering the dream of Champions League football.<\/p>\n
The league-leading Reds can finish no lower than third now, meaning their manager has delivered a place in the group stage of next season\u2019s premier European competition well ahead of the schedule set by the club’s American owners.<\/p>\n
And his prize will be at least \u00a360million to spend – plus anything extra he raises from sales.<\/p>\n
That would offer him a net transfer kitty beyond even the riches Kenny Dalglish and Rafa Benitez could call on in recent years.<\/p>\n
Owner John Henry will place his complete faith in a manager he rates highly by also giving Rodgers a massive new contract in the summer – and with it a green light spend big to better prepare the club for a European adventure.<\/p>\n
Players such as Pepe Reina, Sebastian Coates, Oussama Assaidi and Krisztian Adorjan, who are currently out on loan, will be allowed to leave, and could raise \u00a35million.<\/p>\n
Misfit forward Iago Aspas will be sold back to Spain for around the same fee, a year after joining from Celta Vigo.<\/p>\n
Rodgers may also decide to cash in on defenders Daniel Agger and Jose Enrique if he can find suitable buyers.<\/p>\n
All that could raise his transfer pot well beyond \u00a370m to add depth to a group while will also welcome back forwards Fabio Borini and Suso from successful loan periods at Sunderland and Almeria.<\/p>\n
His first priority will be a return to Ukrainian club Dnipro to try to finally clinch the deal for Yevhen Konoplyanka that stalled on deadkine day in January.<\/p>\n
Rodgers will also be looking for another attacking midfield threat. Last summer\u2019s target Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the agenda, even though he snubbed the Kop to join Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
There will at least two big-money, big-wages signings in forward positions, and those two top Rodgers’ list.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, he will hope to make at least three more signings in defensive positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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