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LIVERPOOL FC paid Swansea City a fee of £5m for manager Brendan Rodgers and his backroom staff during the summer, according to the Welsh club’s annual accounts.

The figures, due to be released today, show the Liberty Stadium outfit made a net profit of £14.6m from their first season as a Premier League club, a figure boosted by Liverpool’s capture of Rodgers and three key members of his Swansea staff.

The Reds paid a total of £5m to bring former Reading boss Rodgers, along with assistant Colin Pascoe, head of performance Glen Driscoll and match analyst Chris Davies, to Anfield in June.

A statement on the Swansea official website read: “The directors’ review of the business is set to reveal a turnover of £65.2 million, which aptly demonstrates the reward of achieving Premier League status, and a net profit after taxation of £14.6 million, despite operating costs, particularly wages, being double those of the previous year.

“The net profit, which was boosted by the £5million received from Liverpool for the loss of management staff, more than counteracts the net loss of £8.3 million incurred as a result of the cost of the promotion push in the previous financial year.”

Swansea’s coffers were also boosted when Liverpool paid £15m to sign midfielder Joe Allen in August.

The Reds have since added former Swan Ryland Morgans to their fitness coaching team.