The Ukraine wideman, 21, is expected to complete his £1.75million switch from Karpaty Lviv the next 48 hours
Rodgers has admitted he knew little about him and is likely to immediately send the winger out on loan
Crucial to the deal has been Shved's agent, who Rodgers knew from his time at Liverpool and who he considers to have a 'good reputation'
"I happened to know the agent from my time at Liverpool and I know he has a good reputation," Rodgers said
"When you're managing 60-odd games a season you can't be a scout as well. My job is to coach and manage and put a team on the field
We have a network of scouts behind that to try to find the players. "In the modern game the key is not getting players in, it's keeping them out
We have a very good squad. I've always known the areas we want to improve but we can't just bring anyone in
" And although Rodgers hasn't seen much of Shved, he seems to be far from concerned as he throws trust in the scouts
"I don't need to share anything about the internal working of the club," he said
"I don't need a winger now but if the club sign him then we'll look at a development plan, whether it's coming in now or going on loan to play games
It should be done at the beginning of the week and we'll go from there. "I was being honest; I'm not going to say I've been tracking the boy for six months
"If your processes are right you'll have tracked players for a number of months but sometimes an opportunity comes to you to get a young player in and you have to make a decision
"We have a lot of wingers now but in six months we won't have as some will go back to their clubs and others might leave
"He's a young, talented player and that's the club's model, that's how it works. "Do I have final say on signings? Yes
Absolutely. It will come to me, I'll look at him and see where he's at and then we decide from there
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