Brendan Rodgers: I want to leave Liverpool to manage in Spain

Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2014 by Dailystar.co.uk

BRENDAN RODGERS wants to manage Liverpool for another 20 years - then move to Spain.

Brendan Rodgers: I want to leave Liverpool to manage in Spain
SPANISH PLAN: Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers wants to manage in Spain

The Kop boss signed a contract to keep him at Anfield until 2018 after guiding his side to a second-placed finish last season.

He's little over two years into his reign but is eyeing up a long stay on Merseyside.

Rodgers told Spanish newspaper AS: "I hope one day to work in Spain, I’ve studied Spanish, but I need to improve. I’ll probably improve when I work in the country one day.

"For most people, when they travel to a country their language becomes better.

RODGER THAT: Kop chief Brendan Rodgers

"I speak to the Spanish players that we have in Spanish.

"I'm only 41 which is very young and there are lots of things I want to achieve here at Liverpool.

"It's an incredible club and I hope to be managing here for another 20-odd years.

"One day hopefully it can take me to Spain and I can experience a wonderful country, culture and as I said, some wonderful football clubs."

Alberto Moreno, Suso, Javier Manquillo and Jose Enrique have all been helping Rodgers swat up on his Spanish.

And Rodgers will get a perfect chance to put his language skills to good use when Real Madrid visit Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Rodgers added: "I was brought in here to restore Liverpool to what it had been, a club challenging for the title and obviously playing Champions League football.

"I signed a three-year deal with the plan that in the third year we would be challenging for the title and that came a year early.

"The natural progress of the team has been halted in some way in the summer with Luis Suarez leaving and lots of new players coming in.

"It’s an exciting time at Liverpool with lots of young players coming in but if we are going to get better, we are going to take the short-term hit at the moment knowing that in the long term the club will be better for it."