Liverpool have failed to secure the signature
of Ukrainian winger Yehven Konoplyanka, after
it was confirmed that a fee had not been
agreed.
It has been well publicised that Liverpool were
interested in the left-winger and managing
director Ian Ayre flew out to Ukraine two
days ago to wrap up the deal.
Brendan Rodgers had earlier signalled his
intent to sign Konoplyanka, but revealed his
staff were working hard to secure the
signature of the winger.
"There is no update," Rodgers said at the time.
"There is obviously an interest in the player
but there is no update.
"We'll see how it goes but obviously it is
complicated. The staff that are over there
have done brilliant work in terms of giving us
every chance of getting the player.
"It has all happened very quickly and the
timeline on everything always makes it tight.
But we've had a list with a number of players
on it and we'll see how it all develops."
Rodgers added: "It's not just for now, it's for
the future as well. We are still in the middle
of building here and growing a group. We will
need a number of players.
"I'm very happy with the group I have. If it
doesn't work out and we don't get anyone in
then we've shown over the course of the
season that this is a team that is ready to
fight all the way. But let's hope something can
happen."
The deal looked to have hit a few stumbling
blocks, particularly in the money department
with Dnipro asking for £15 million for
Konoplyanka's services.
Konoplyanka has been sought after in recent
years and is an exciting talent.