Liverpool's £8.5m move for QPR striker Loic Remy has collapsed.
Liverpool's £8.5m transfer deal for QPR striker Loic Remy collapse
The Merseyside club are refusing to comment on the reasons behind the deal falling through but it is understood there has been an issue with the 27-year-old's medical.
Remy flew to the United States, where Liverpool are touring, on Monday.
The Reds' bid had activated a release clause in the contract of the player, who last year scored 14 goals on loan at Newcastle United.
They had planned to give Remy the number seven shirt and he had waited in the US for the best part of a week for the deal to be confirmed. The move will not be resurrected and Remy now faces the prospect of a return to QPR.
The QPR striker, who spent last season on loan at Newcastle, had been set to seal an £8.5million move to Anfield after agreeing personal terms.
A delay in confirming the France international as the Reds' fifth summer signing was initially attributed to administrative issues but Sky sources understand Liverpool pulled the plug on medical grounds.
Speaking after his side's 1-0 International Champions Cup win over Olympiakos in Chicago, Rodgers said: "It's very simple, we have decided not to go ahead with the deal.
"It's unfortunate for the player - we're obviously disappointed - but there's nothing more to be said. We move onto other targets."
Remy had been offered the number 7 shirt vacated by Luis Suarez but after watching England team-mates Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge operate in an attacking three alongside new arrival Lazar Markovic, Rodgers remains confident his side already possesses ample firepower.
"Luis Suarez isn't a Liverpool player so I don't need to talk about or reference Luis Suarez," Rodgers told the club's official website.
"I'll just worry about the players I have, who showed in enough games last season and the season before, when we didn't have Luis, that we can score goals. That won't be an issue.
"I've seen a difference in Daniel since he came back; he has obviously got confidence from the World Cup and his season last year.
"I think he's ready to take on the mantle. He got 20-odd goals last season so he's a striker of great value.
"Markovic will only get better and better. He showed great strength when he burst through and hopefully later on when he picks up that speed and sharpness in his game, he'll go on and finish that.
"We've got good speed. Raheem Sterling is always a threat - he's a joy to watch. I thought those three were really exciting."
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