Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers claims the club tried to sign players of star quality in the summer and that their failure to do so “wasn’t through want of trying”.
As his pre-match press conference ahead of The Reds’ trip to Old Trafford on Sunday, Rodgers was asked if perhaps he regretted not bringing in players of star quality – with Man United having signed Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao.
Liverpool, having reportedly pursued targets such as Alexis Sanchez and Loic Remy – who ended up at Arsenal and Chelsea respectively – ended with nine summer signings – of which the majority are young players who are yet to reach their prime.
Having lost Luis Suarez, the criticism from many supporters and media is that Liverpool failed to adequately replace their sensational Uruguayan forward.
“The club tried to [sign players of star quality],” said Rodgers. “It wasn’t through want of trying, the club wanted to do that.”
Rodgers was also asked about how the thoughts of the owners following the Champions League exit. The Northern Irishman admitted that the owners, like everyone at the club was disappointed at the season so far.
Rodgers confirmed he had spoke to the owners again last night, saying: “We’re obviously not happy to miss out on an objective this season but we can’t dwell on it.”
The boss was also quizzed on the potential of the January transfer window seeing new faces arrive at Anfield: “We have spoken on a couple of things, but there is nothing to relay to anyone on the outside.”
That Liverpool did indeed attempt to sign “star” players, but ultimately failed, surely leaves the question of why that was the case, and should the recruitment of players therefore be reviewed?
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