Swansea fume over Allen pursuit

Swansea last night launched a scathing attack on Liverpool’s pursuit of midfielder Joe Allen.

The Swans are angered by Liverpool’s pursuit of Allen as — after taking Brendan Rodgers from the Welsh club as Kenny Dalglish’s successor — the Merseysiders agreed not to make approaches for Swans players for 12 months.

Allen signed a four-year deal with Swansea last year but that hasn’t stopped Rodgers from going public on his interest in bringing him to Anfield.