http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9513723/Brendan-Rodgers-in-despair-as-Liverpools-owners-refuse-to-sanction-a-7-million-deal-for-Clint-Dempsey.html Dunno if already been quoted else where but here you go, from article above. Chairman Tom Werner suggested last season that Liverpool could match the top clubs in Europe. “I would say we certainly have the resources to compete with anybody in football,” he said on April 12. It read: “The owners are always willing to provide funds where necessary to strengthen the squad. “There will be no requirement to sell players this summer in order to fund new purchases.”