Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup accepts they've lost Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Brendan Rodgers is close to making Sigurdsson his first Liverpool signing, after the midfielder turned down the chance to join Swansea on a permanent basis, says the Mirror.

"As far as I know, he has a possibility to go to another club," said Laudrup, as he was unveiled as Rodgers' successor. "If bigger clubs come with a lot of money, it's very difficult to compete."