Brendan Rodgers has reiterated that Liverpool will strengthen their squad next month, although he doubts the club will be able to afford “top players”.

Liverpool have been linked with a £10m (€12.3m) move for Barcelona’s David Villa but Rodgers is not concerned with “pie in the sky” speculation.

“There is no doubt we will get reinforcements in and there is no doubt we will get the backing, but it will come down to two things – the availability and affordability of players,” he said.

“We want to bring in players who can assist in scoring goals,” he added.