Liverpool announced Andoni Iraola as their new manager on Thursday night, and now the club look like they are ready to ambitiously back the Spaniard in the summer transfer market.
Liverpool have handed the former Bournemouth boss a two-year contract, with the 43-year-old tasked with making an improvement on a disappointing 2025-26 season.
The Reds ended the Premier League season in fifth position and one place above Iraola's Cherries, but it was enough to once again qualify for the Champions League.
Most disappointing, along with the fact they conceded the most goals they ever have in a Premier League season, was that they ended the campaign 25 points adrift of champions Arsenal as they looked to defend their title, after a major summer spend in the transfer market.
There might be another significant investment coming too, especially with the summer exits of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate already confirmed.
Replacing the former is going to be one of the main priorities for Liverpool chiefs this summer, with strong links with RB Leipzig Yan Diomande in recent weeks.
The Ivory Coast international isn't the only winger the Reds are looking at though.
Romano: Liverpool In Race to Sign Bradley Barcola
Bradley Barcola
Athletic journalist David Ornstein confirmed on Thursday that Liverpool have made contact with Leipzig as their pursuit of Diomande steps up ahead of the World Cup kicking off on June 11.
The Reds are said to be in the strongest position on player side, with Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain also keen on the exciting 19-year-old.
According to Fabrizio Romano, also posting on X on Thursday, Liverpool are also part of a three-team battle to sign PSG attacker Bradley Barcola.
The Italian journalist says that 'movements are expected' around the Frenchman, with Arsenal and another unnamed club also keen on the 23-year-old.
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Barcola Is Much Better Than Diomande
Stade Rennes' Jeremy Jacquet in action with Paris St Germain's Bradley Barcola
Diomande is clearly a huge talent with a massive future ahead of him, after starring for Leipzig this term.
The teenager contributed 13 goals and 10 assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for the Bundesliga side, but the fact is that he has only made 46 senior appearances in his short career to date.
Meanwhile, Barcola is a two-time Champions League winner and three-time Ligue 1 winner with PSG, with the left-sided player making 200 senior appearances in his career.
More than 150 of those have come with the Ligue 1 champions, with 39 goals and 37 assists in that time.
Como first-team scout Ben Mattinson has certainly been full of praise for the France international, describing him as being 'one of the best wingers in the world'.
Leipzig are ready to demand £112m for their teenage sensation, so it will be interesting to see if the Reds have a chance of landing a more established player in Barcola for a lower fee.