Andoni Iraola has been appointed as the new Liverpool head coach following the sacking of Arne Slot last weekend
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Andoni Iraola new manager of Liverpool Football Club at Axa training centre on June 04, 2026 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Andoni Iraola is unveiled as the new head coach of Liverpool (Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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Andoni Iraola has declared he it "really, really excited" to be taking over as Liverpool's new head coach.
Iraola has put pen to paper on a two-year deal having been the preferred candidate to succeed Arne Slot, who was sacked at the weekend after two years in charge.
The 43-year-old left Bournemouth at the end of the season after three years having led them to European qualification for the first time.
He takes over a Liverpool side that have qualified for the Champions League but finished a disappointing fifth in the Premier League having won the title the previous season.
And Iraola said: "Really excited, really excited. Because obviously you know about Liverpool, you know that it’s a big club, a massive club, one of the biggest in the world.
“But feeling inside and understanding a little bit more of this club, I always thought it’s a special club."
Speaking to liverpoolfc.com, he added: "You don’t need a lot of things to get attracted by Liverpool. Liverpool is Liverpool.
“But obviously the atmosphere, the supporters, the club, the players, the chance for me to coach top-level players, the chance to fight for titles.
"I think it cannot be more attractive than this. It’s difficult to find it. So, really excited to start.”
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