Liverpool will have a new man in the dugout when the 2026/27 Premier League season gets underway.
The Reds made the somewhat surprising decision to dispense with Arne Slot's services at the end of the 2025/26 campaign, with Liverpool having finished fifth.
That came a year after Slot had guided the Reds to the Premier League title in his first season in England.
The new man to take charge at Anfield looks set to be Andoni Iraola, following the 43-year-old's exit from Bournemouth at the end of his contract at the Vitality Stadium.
GIVEMESPORT understands that an agreement should be in place by the weekend for Iraola to take over, with his backroom staff also being finalised.
Iraola will arrive at Liverpool after a three-year spell on the south coast with Bournemouth, having spent three years prior to that at Rayo Vallecano.
His first task will be regarding the Reds' transfer business, with a number of players linked with a move to Anfield already - namely Yan Diomande and Marc Pubill. But could Iraola return to the south coast to raid his old club for players?
GIVEMESPORT takes a look at the Burnemouth stars that could follow Iraola to the north west.
Wide forwards are a top priority for Liverpool
Mohamed Salah
With Mohamed Salah leaving the club after agreeing to terminate his contract a year early and with question marks over the futures of the likes of Federico Chiesa and Cody Gakpo, Liverpool will aim to bring in at least one wide attacking player when the summer transfer window opens.
Diomande has been heavily linked with a move from RB Leipzig, although an £87million price tag will have to be negotiated to get a deal over the line.
There may be a similar option at Bournemouth in the form of one of the 2025/26 season's breakout stars - Rayan.
The Cherries signed the teenager from Vasco da Gama on a five-and-a-half year deal in the January transfer window and he notched an impressive five goals and two assists in 15 Premier League appearances.
A deal for him will not be easy either though. According to the Athletic, Rayan has a release clause in his contract that will kick in from the January transfer window onwards for £130million. However, it is not applicable this summer, meaning they may have to pay even more than that figure if they want to get a deal done.
Liverpool will look at midfield options
Curtis Jones
The Reds will be looking at midfielders in the summer transfer window, too. Curtis Jones looks set to leave the club, with Inter Milan interested in signing him, while Harvey Elliott does not appear to have a future at the club, following a disastrous loan spell with Aston Villa.
Alexis Mac Allister is another who could leave this summer, which would leave Liverpool light in the centre of the pitch.
Alex Scott is a player that has attracted plenty of interest from some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League and Liverpool could make a move for him if he does not sign a new contract at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth are keen to tie the 22-year-old down to a new deal, but if talks stall there will be no end of suitors waiting around to negotiate a move.
Liverpool could look at the full-back area
Marc Pubill
The links with Atletico Madrid's Marc Pubill point to Liverpool wanting to strengthen in the full-back department.
Andy Robertson is leaving on a free transfer, following the expiration of his contract, but Kostas Tsimikas will return from his loan at Roma to fight for the left-back spot with Milos Kerkez.
On the right, however, there is a gap for a signing, hence the move for Pubill. Alex Jimenez is another player signed by Iraola who impressed in his first season on the south coast.
He was, however, suspended by Bournemouth towards the end of the season pending an investigation into his social media activity, which could hamstring any potential move to Liverpool.
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