Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted his side’s transfer budget has been affected by their Champions League absence. Brendan Rodgers is finding life in the transfer market tough at Liverpool (Picture: Daily Mail) The Reds have finished outside of the Champions League qualification places for the last three seasons, having to make to with Europa League football instead. And new boss Rodgers believes the lack of top European action is having serious implications on his ability to bring in new players. ‘When you’re not in the Champions League there is a restriction in terms of what you can spend and I know that. I was fully understanding of that before I came in,’ he said. ‘There’s no doubt I want to get the best players I possibly can and that costs money. I am very much conscious of the value and worth of players. There’s no doubt there are top players who have earned every single penny they get but you can also get certain types of players for less.’The former Reading and Watford boss has spent £25million since his arrival from Swansea City, bringing in forward Fabio Borini from Parma, while midfielder Joe Allen followed Rodgers to Merseyside from south Wales. Joe Allen starred for Team GB at this summer’s Olympics (Picture: Reuters) ‘The problem sometimes is there’s a snobbery towards players at a lesser club. It’s an ignorance. You get scouts at a big club who see a young player and think maybe he can’t play. Then he will go to a big club and all of a sudden they want him. It’s about making those decisions earlier,’ he added.‘Look at the squad here and there aren’t too many who have dropped from heaven to play for Liverpool. A lot have come through lower clubs, made their way and now they’re making their name here.’Rodgers has also made steps towards reducing the large wage bill at Anfield, with the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez, Craig Bellamy, Alberto Aquilani and Fabio Aurelio all departing the club this summer. Check out our latest daily transfer gossip live blog

A news article on 2012-08-15 11:28:00 from: The Metro

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