Roy Hodgson will be appointed Liverpool boss this week once he has finalised a guaranteed transfer kitty.
Liverpool are prepared to meet Fulham’s compensation demands to name Hodgson, 62, as Rafa Benitez’s successor.
But the former Inter Milan and Switzerland manager wants a pledge of transfer funds before accepting the post.
Hodgson knows Liverpool’s squad badly needs rebuilding after a desperately disappointing campaign.
But he is worried that the cash-strapped club, who are around £400million in debt, may not be able to back him sufficiently in the transfer market. Liverpoool’s US owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have both admitted they are looking to sell the Premier League giants.
Liverpool also explored the possibility of recruiting Frank Rijkaard from Galatasaray but the Dutchman earns £6m a year and has a £2m buy-out clause.
Former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson is favourite to replace Hodgson at Craven Cottage.
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