As well as looking to boost his midfield creativity and his defence Roders is mindful that the sale of Luis Suarez will clearly leave him short of effective striking options and will look to make an offer for Swansea City striker Michu if he sees Suarez leave this summer.
The 27 year old Spaniard had an excellent first season in the English top tier, scoring 22 goals in all competitions, and at just £1.6m the former Rayo Vallecano and Oviedo attacker was certainly the bargain buy of last season.
Rodgers is ready to offer as much as £15m for the cultured striker, who he feels would fit in well with the footballing approach his Liverpool side have adopted, an offer that Liberty Stadium chairman Huw Jenkins may struggle to turn down, especially as his South Wales side have spent heavily on new additions this summer, including a club record £12m outlay on Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Bony.
Michu himself may also feel that a high profile move to Liverpool could help raise his profile, in turn giving him a better chance of a first senior Spanish national team cap, and perhaps even an outside shot of a place in Vicente del Bosque’s World Cup Finals squad?