Brendan Rodgers says Celtic would have broken their transfer record to sign Manchester City’s Patrick Roberts.
The 20-year-old winger rejoined the Scottish champions on a season-long loan last week, ending a summer of speculation over whether or not he would return to Celtic Park.
Rodgers admits he wanted to make the move a permanent one and was prepared to set a new club record for transfer fee paid, which currently stands at £6million for both Chris Sutton and John Hartson.
‘We would have broken our transfer record for Patrick,’ said Rodgers, speaking at an event in Belfast to raise money for the Northern Ireland Hospice.