"When you're managing 60-odd games a season you can't be a scout as well. My job is to coach and manage and put a team on the field. We have a network of scouts behind that to try to find the players.
"In the modern game the key is not getting players in, it's keeping them out. We have a very good squad. I've always known the areas we want to improve but we can't just bring anyone in."
And although Rodgers hasn't seen much of Shved, he seems to be far from concerned as he throws trust in the scouts.
"I don't need to share anything about the internal working of the club," he said.
Rodgers has said that Liverpool helped with the Shved signing (Image: GETTY )
Rodgers has been a success at Celtic so far (Image: GETTY )
"I don't need a winger now but if the club sign him then we'll look at a development plan, whether it's coming in now or going on loan to play games. It should be done at the beginning of the week and we'll go from there.
"I was being honest; I'm not going to say I've been tracking the boy for six months.
"If your processes are right you'll have tracked players for a number of months but sometimes an opportunity comes to you to get a young player in and you have to make a decision.
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