Rodgers coy on Lallana but vows to spend

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is closing in on his third signing of the summer, but would not confirm whether Adam Lallana would be following former Southampton team-mate Rickie Lambert to Anfield.

The Reds have also agreed a deal in principle with Bayer Leverkusen to sign 20-year-old Germany U21 midfielder Emre Can, but Rodgers is hopeful Lallana can help improve the squad who finished runners-up in the top-flight last season.

Rodgers, speaking after being presented with an honorary degree by the University of Ulster, said: “I think there has been a lot of work that has been done. If you look at us as a club, we haven’t been resting over the course of the off-season, a lot of great work has gone on. We’ve targeted players, we’ve signed some and we’ll have more signings to come over the course of the pre-season.