Swansea: Liverpool agree deal for Rodgers

The Merseyside club are scheduled to hold a news conference on Friday at which they are expected to present Northern Irishman Rodgers as the successor to Kenny Dalglish.

"Both clubs have been in discussions to sort suitable compensation for Brendan along with assistant manager Colin Pascoe, performance analyst Chris Davies and head of sports science and medicine Glen Driscoll," Swansea said on their website.

"The club now starts its search for Brendan's successor."

He turned down an offer to talk to Liverpool earlier this month and the Merseyside club's American owners then held discussions with Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez.

Swansea have been given permission to talk to Wigan's assistant manager Graeme Jones after making a formal approach to the club, Athletic's chairman Dave Whelan said on Thursday.

"We don't want to lose the lad, he's a good lad," Whelan was quoted as saying by the BBC. "But you can't stand in their way if they want to progress, and we got him from Swansea so it's only fair we let Swansea speak to him if they want to."