LIVERPOOL failed to sign Dele Alli after their American owners were unwilling to pay him more than £4,000 a week.
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| Liverpool will rue missing out on Dele Alli |
Alli has developed into one of the hottest properties in English football after an outstanding start to his career at Spurs.
The 19-year-old was signed by the north London club in January 2015 from MK Dons for £5million, where he spent the rest of season.
Liverpool were also keen on the player but according to the Daily Mail, owners Fenway Sports Group regarded Alli as just a promising under-21 player and would only pay him around £4,000 a week.
Former Reds boss Brendan Rodgers hinted on Sunday that finances where the reason a deal to Anfield collapsed after they held talks with Alli in a hotel.
He told Goals on Sunday: "We thought we had him at Liverpool.
"The manager of MK Dons actually drove him down to us. They played a game on the Saturday and we were playing West Ham on the Sunday.
"We'd had contact with Dele, it was all above board, I was speaking with Karl Robinson and I spoke to Dele and his adoptive parents.
"Karl's did really well with him and he came to me and said 'I've got a really exciting player, I'd love to see him at Liverpool'.
"I spent a couple of hours in a hotel room with him and he wanted to come to Liverpool.
"It was all about getting the deal done with the club but unfortunately it never got done.
"On Saturday evening we thought it had got done but eventually he went to Tottenham, which was frustrating and disappointing. He's done really well there."
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