A few months back, Irish manager Brendan Rodgers decided to accept an offer from historic Scottish club Celtic Glasgow. This summer he will attempt to put together a competitive side that can be good enough for the Champions League next season. There are many targets that Rodgers will go after, but for obvious reasons he will attempt to fish in his former club Liverpool. One of the first players who will be followed by the coach is Welsh midfielder Joe Allen.
Talking to the Daily Mail, Rodgers confessed: "Joe is a wonderful player and I always look at all my former players. In any of the meetings that I had, that was never spoken about. I don't know what has happened before. All I can talk about is my experience. Every club will run on affordability and availability. I understand the market - I know that I can't go out and get Luis Suarez.
"I know that, but I know that the club will push to get the best possible player that we can and that is what they have done. Yes, absolutely [I can target high-profile signings]. That is the case. All I ever want is the highest quality. It's not about numbers. I need quality over quantity. When you have a level of two or three players that can really lift the group, you find they raise the bar."
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