Kenny Dalglish is preparing to increase the momentum of Liverpool's summer recruitment drive.
The Anfield boss, who signed a three-year contract earlier in May after initially returning on a temporary basis as successor to Roy Hodgson in January, has reportedly been told that he has £50million to spend.
That money would in theory be used to improve Dalglish's squad to a standard capable of at least returning Liverpool to the Premier League's top four and Newcastle full-back Jose Enrique is thought to be one of many targets.
Having revitalised Liverpool since returning, Dalglish, and director of football Damien Comolli, has also been working behind the scenes to identify other players and he has confirmed preparations are well under way.
The Scot said: "The planning was going on any way, irrespective of who was coming in because you can't leave it until the last minute.
"For training and some of the pre-season matches, planning had to be done.
"If you're sitting in this chair you've got to make the decision about what you want to do and when you want to train.
"But regarding players, there's only one person who can decide that, and that's the manager.
"That's something we need to come to terms with and get our skates on with to make sure we get to the right players."
Liverpool travel to Aston Villa on the final day of the season knowing that they must better Tottenham's result against Birmingham to finish fifth and qualify for the Europa League.
But Dalglish will not be paying too much attention to events at White Hart Lane, as he said: "Everyone knows the results from most matches whether it's the first, last or middle game of the season, you know what's going on at most places.
"It'll be no different on Sunday but we'll concentrate on our own game and see if we get any favours from somewhere else."
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