Soccer:Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has turned down the opportunity to hold talks with Liverpool over the managerial vacancy at Anfield. Liverpool sacked Kenny Dalglish on Wednesday after finishing a disappointing eighth in the Barclays Premier League.

Fenway Sports Group, the Merseyside club’s owners, have had an approach to speak to Wigan manager Roberto Martinez accepted and were also keen to interview Rodgers. But it is understood the 39-year-old has rejected the approach.

The Northern Irishman, who signed a new three-and-half-year deal in February, has previously been linked with Chelsea and Tottenham after making a huge impression by guiding Swansea to an 11th-place finish in their maiden Premier League campaign.

The Welsh club rounded off their season by beating Liverpool 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium, a fixture which proved to be Dalglish’s last in charge of the Reds.

Swansea’s attractive possession style of play also won former Reading and Watford manager Rodgers plenty of admirers, and chairman Huw Jenkins has admitted the Swans will have to become used to their boss being linked with other clubs.

But the decision to reject an approach from one of the British game’s traditional powers represents a major boost to the Welsh side as they look to build on a promising start to life in the top flight.

Rodgers is due to fly out to Austria this weekend as he gets the chance to spend four days with world and European champions Spain at their pre-Euro 2012 training camp in Schruns, before heading to New York to take in Wales’ friendly with Mexico.

Rodgers is also to hold talks with Tottenham over taking defender Steven Caulker on another season-long loan, while Swansea are thought to be edging closer to agreeing a permanent move for Gylfi Sigurdsson after the Hoffenheim midfielder’s stunning loan spell.