- English Premier League club Liverpool close to appointing Brendan Rodgers as manager
- Rodgers has told current club Swansea he wants to accept Liverpool's offer
- Compensation between the two clubs is the only obstacle to Rodgers taking new role
- Rodgers enjoyed a successful season with Swansea in the Premier League last season
(CNN) -- English Premier League club Liverpool are close to appointing Swansea City's Brendan Rodgers as their new manager.
Rodgers met with Liverpool on Wednesday and was offered the chance to replace club legend Kenny Dalglish, who was sacked earlier this month.
The 39-year-old has informed Swansea he wants to accept Liverpool's offer, with compensation between the two clubs the only issue to be settled.
In a statement on Swansea's official website, chairman Huw Jenkins said: "I was contacted by Liverpool last night and they expressed their wish to speak to Brendan regarding their vacancy.
"I had a discussion with Brendan to talk about their interest and his views on whether he wanted to speak to Liverpool. He expressed his wish with me to do that and he has spoken to Liverpool today.
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"At the moment we are currently in talks with the owners to agree compensation. We are trying to finalize that within the next 24 hours."
The Northern Irish coach led Swansea into the Premier League in 2011 and impressed pundits with their fluent passing style as they finished 11th in their first season.
Liverpool have been on the hunt for a new manager after sacking Dalglish following a disappointing season, in which they achieved their lowest ever Premier League finish.
The club did win the League Cup but were beaten in the FA Cup final by Chelsea, prompting American owners Fenway Sports Group, who also own baseball's Boston Red Sox, to act.
The Merseyside outfit had also spoken to Wigan manager Roberto Martinez about the managerial vacancy before settling on Rodgers.
The 39-year-old began his coaching career at Chelsea, under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho, who led the club to successive Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006 and now coaches Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Rodgers spent a season in charge at Watford, in the second tier of English football, before moving to Reading in 2009, but he only lasted six months before he was sacked.
He took over at Swansea in 2010 and led the Welsh club into the Premier League at the first time of asking after a win in the playoff final against former club Reading.
Swansea quickly grew into life in the top flight and gained a clutch of notable scalps. They beat Premier League champions Manchester City, Arsenal and, ironically, Liverpool on the final day of the season.
Jenkins added: "Although we are very disappointed to lose such a talented, young British manager, we didn't wish to stand in his way. As always at Swansea City, we want people working here who are fully committed to the task ahead.
"We wish Brendan every success in the future. We will always remain good friends and we thank him for all his hard work and passion at this football club over the past two years.
"We shall now refocus and quickly start the process of finding his replacement to continue the great work Brendan has carried out at this football club."
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