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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says club can emulate Dortmund with transfer model
LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers is using Borussia Dortmund as a template for spending on a small budget.
Rodgers is planning to be productive in the transfer window and has been linked with numerous players including Dede and Ashley Williams.
Liverpool have in the past lavished lots on players, but their return hasn't necessarily been realised with results on the pitch.
Dortmund spent £22m on players last summer, even though the majority of that went on Marco Reus even though Shinji Kagawa's departure to Manchester United helped balance their books.
Rodgers told The Guardian: "You can challenge [for the top four] without spending £80m in one summer.
"Look at the example of Borussia Dortmund. A team that won the Champions League and then struggled financially.
"They went out and rebuilt and it took them four to five years to push on.
"Then they won the league and their European work suffered. This year you can see they have put their focus on Europe and they have lost their title. That's a team that has been growing over five years.
"Unless you have got the Manchester City or Chelsea money and just bring in £70m-£80m worth in one summer to add to a Champions League-winning group, you need a different way."