Liverpool seal Rodgers deal

Liverpool are set to unveil Brendan Rodgers as their new manager today after agreeing a compensation package for the Swansea boss and three of his backroom staff.

Rodgers met Liverpool owner John Henry for talks on Wednesday and agreed to take charge of the Merseyside outfit provided the Reds could match the £5 million compensation fee in his contract with Swansea.

After several hours of discussions with Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins, Liverpool sealed the deal and former Reading and Watford boss Rodgers is now certain to succeed Kenny Dalglish, who was sacked two weeks ago at the conclusion of a miserable Premier League campaign.

As part of the compensation talks, Jenkins has also agreed to let assistant manager Colin Pascoe, performance analyst Chris Davies and head of sports science and medicine Glen Driscoll join Rodgers.

The 39-year-old is expected to sign a three-year contract and will be presented at a press conference at Anfield today.

Rodgers had refused a request to meet with Liverpool following Dalglish’s sacking at the end of the Premier League campaign just ended, but the Reds made a renewed effort to speak to him after holding discussions with Wigan’s Roberto Martinez last week.

The Northern Irishman is reported to have made it clear to Henry he would not work under a director of football after Liverpool’s American owners considered hiring former Ajax coach Louis van Gaal to fill that role.