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Brendan Rodgers has vowed to keep on spending with Liverpool FC's summer transfer outlay set to exceed £100million for the first time in the club's history.

The Reds boss has already splashed out around £57million on Rickie Lambert, Emre Can, Adam Lallana and Lazar Markovic but he is far from finished with his shopping spree.

Those deals were all lined up prior to Luis Suarez's club record £75million move to Barcelona and owners Fenway Sports Group will allow Rodgers to use that cash to further strengthen the club's Premier League title challenge.

Liverpool are in the market for another striker and are keen on Queens Park Rangers' Loic Remy, who has a £8million release clause in his contract.

The France international, who scored 14 goals on loan at Newcastle United last season, has emerged as a serious target after the Reds opted not to follow up their initial interest in Swansea City frontman Wilfried Bony.

“The signings we have made have no relation to Luis going, absolutely – these were players that were always earmarked to come in,” Rodgers confirmed.

“We felt last year we just never had the depth and we are in the Champions League this year so we have to ensure we have as strong a squad as possible.

“Obviously Luis going gives us the clout to go and spend more and we are getting the right type of player in.

“But we certainly won't spend just for the sake of spending. It has to be the sort of player who is going to improve us.”

As well as targeting Remy, Liverpool remain hopeful of wrapping up a £10million deal for Belgian striker Divock Origi, although he would be loaned back to Lille for the coming season.

Defensive reinforcements are also a priority with the Reds looking to snap up Southampton centre-back Dejan Lovren and Swansea City left-back Ben Davies.

The Reds' recent offer of around £20million for Lovren was rejected but the Croatia international remains desperate to make the move to Anfield.

Davies is also understood to favour joining Liverpool ahead of Tottenham, who are rivals for his signature. But the Reds have yet to agree a fee with Swansea after seeing their initial £8million bid turned down.

One transfer target who recently eluded Liverpool was Alexis Sanchez with the Chile international opting to sign for Arsenal instead.

The Reds matched Barcelona's £35million valuation of the attacker but they couldn't convince Sanchez to head for Merseyside.

Rodgers insists that was a one-off and dismissed suggestions that Liverpool have an issue when it comes to attracting top class talent.

“I don’t think so,” he added.

“That was one where geography dictated where he wanted to go - simple as that. It’s been the other way.

“Lots of players are really impressed by what we are doing as a club and really excited about coming to Liverpool.

“It wasn't due to a lack of ambition by the club. It was about where the player and his family wanted to choose to live.

“He’s a fantastic player and would have suited us. His profile would have been great but it was not to be and we move on.”

Rodgers will add to his striking options prior to the new campaign but there is no doubt that in the absence of Suarez more responsibility will rest on the shoulders of Daniel Sturridge.

The England international scored 21 Premier League goals last term and the manager doesn't believe Sturridge will be hindered by the loss of his strike partner.

“In the times Daniel has played up there without Luis he has shown his qualities,” Rodgers said.

“But the onus is not really on one player, the strength of us has been the team.

“When I came in people talked about how Luis didn't score regularly, how he didn't get enough opportunities or take them.

“In the last two years we've proved with the number of chances we create you can get goals.

“But it is not just about him. We scored 101 goals last season and he got 31 of them.

“We have goals all across the team and will bring in players we think can assist with making them.”

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