Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre has vowed to let Jurgen Klopp take complete control of all transfer activity.

The German boss, who replaced Brendan Rodgers at Anfield last month, was repeatedly questioned about the Reds' supposed transfer committee when taking over.

It has been suggested in the media that Rodgers had limited say over who would actually join the club, with a group instead put in place under owners Fenway Sports Group to help identify new players.

Ayre has laughed off these suggestions, however, claiming that he only becomes involved in transfer business when it comes to the final step of negotiating a deal.

Speaking at the Web Summit in Dublin, the Liverpool chief is quoted by The Guardian as saying: "Brendan had the final say on all the players we signed. There's only one person that has the final say over what players at Liverpool Football Club and that's Jurgen Klopp right now. That's always been the case for as long as I've been here.

"The words 'transfer committee' I think got used once and became this idea that we all sit round a table and have a vote on every player we sign. That couldn't be further from the truth. The point that has been made about the committee, and I don't think we did anything any different to most football clubs, is that the manager will say we are looking for somebody in this position and a bunch of people - a mix of traditional scouts and more recently analytical and digital-based information - bring all of that together as was always the case.

"Then we look at two, three, four players, the best players for that position, show them to the manager and the manager can go watch or have the scouts go watch those players and narrow it down. At that point I'll become more involved and start talking to clubs, agents, players on a negotiations basis and then the manager will choose. That's never changed. I've been at the football club eight years. The committee and we don't think of it as a committee, just the media do, is really a collaboration of all those people that all contribute to let the manager make that decision, and I think that's very smart."

Klopp has kicked off his Anfield tenure with three draws and a victory, with Saturday's 3-1 win over Chelsea lifting Liverpool up to eighth place in the Premier League table.