Liverpool’s American owners have given their full support for Kenny Dalglish to complete the biggest spending spree in the club’s long history.
Jordan Henderson has already been signed in a £16million deal – and there could be another £62m splashed in the next few weeks.
US-based John W Henry and Tom Werner were delighted with Dalglish’s performance in powering to a top-six finish after a disastrous start under Roy Hodgson.
And now they are financially supporting Dalglish like no other Liverpool manager in a determined attempt to get back into the Champions League next year.
Rafa Benitez burned a huge hole in his cheque book with the £65m captures of Ryan Babel, Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano back in 2007.
But Dalglish’s huge outlay will blow that spree out of the water in a summer of big spending. Sources close to Dalglish say he has decided SIX new faces will be at Anfield before the start of the season.
And if the canny Scot decides to go ahead with his plans to bring in a young understudy goalkeeper to Pepe Reina, it could even make seven.
Winger Stewart Downing is next in line, with a £20m cheque winging its way to Aston Villa. Blackpool’s Charlie Adam is an £8m cert and Ipswich’s Connor Wickham, currently with England Under-21s, is a £10m target.
Newcastle’s left-back Jose Enrique would be up next and there will be a straight choice between Birmingham’s £8m defender Scott Dann and Bolton’s Gary Cahill, who would cost £16m.
That would mean Daniel Agger going out the exit door, with Italian giants Juventus showing early interest for the £10m centre-back.
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