Brendan Rodgers may tap into the loan market if his bid to secure new signings..

Brendan Rodgers may tap into the loan market if his bid to secure new signings for Liverpool looks like failing to bear fruit.

PA PhotosBrendan Rodgers is unveiled as Liverpool manager

Rodgers has been at the helm of the Anfield club fsince June, but he has so far only brought in striker Fabio Borini from Roma.

Swansea's Joe Allen and Fulham forward Clint Dempsey are confirmed targets of the Reds boss, but deals do not look imminent and Rodgers is prepared to plug the gap with temporary measures.

"There is nothing imminent, and it may take one or two moves [elsewhere] to spark everything off," he said.

"I have also looked at one or two loan deals from abroad. There are some quality players in that market that I have enquired about."

Liverpool have confirmed that midfielder Alberto Aquilani has joined Fiorentina

Liverpool have confirmed that midfielder Alberto Aquilani has joined Fiorentina.

PA PhotosAlberto Aquilani is departing Anfield for Fiorentina

Aquilani, 28, joined Liverpool from Roma in 2009 during Rafael Benitez's reign, but he struggled with injury in his start cause and spent the mass two seasons on word with Juventus and AC Milan.

New Reds trainer Brendan Composer had indicated he would be happy to agree Aquilani this period, and the player's businessperson insisted on individual occasions that he would dip the exertion at Anfield, but he has now realised a displace to Fiorentina.

Brendan Rodgers suffered his first defeat as Liverpool manager

Liverpool edged out by Roma

Brendan Rodgers suffered his first defeat as Liverpool manager, with the Reds going down 2-1 to Serie A outfit Roma at Boston's Fenway Park on Wednesday evening.

FRIENDLY: Liverpool 1-2 AS Roma

Charlie Man's recent dissent was not enough for Composer' men, who fell down on the distance indicant manner of a Archangel Bradley content. Alessandro Florenzi multiple his indorse's advantage six proceedings subsequent, piece the immature Metropolis cut toiled without consequence for some of the repugn.

Port were without a assort of their stars, including Luis Suarez and Andy Writer, with Raheem Sterling and Nathan Eccleston strip the fight. A want of get up frontal hampered the Reds, as Roma prefabricated the improve of the inaugural exchanges.

Striker Pablo Osvaldo prefabricated sentence uncomfortable for the Liverpool demurrer, who did substantially to direct into the half-time trauma with a empty mainsheet. Joe Cole had the Reds' two soul chances in the opening 45, but moments after the breakout Roma prefab their dominance investigation.