**Andoni Iraola is facing a massive challenge at Liverpool with several key signings needed to fix the mess left to him by Arne Slot.**
The Dutchman is not entirely to blame, with Liverpool executives Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes needing to shoulder some of the responsibility for allowing key players to leave for free.
Between Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah, and Ibrahima Konate, four of the Reds’ title winners from 2025 have left or are leaving for free. Not to mention Luis Diaz, who was sold to Bayern Munich and not replaced last summer.
While Liverpool spent £460m last summer, they neglected a few key areas of the squad, and now, with Arne Slot being replaced by Iraola, Liverpool will need to be very clever with their transfers this summer.
Liverpool need ‘six or seven’ signings to fix existing issues
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Former Man Utd chief scout Mick Brown believes Liverpool have a lot of work to do this summer to hand Iraola squad ready to compete at the highest level next season.
Brown told [_Football Insider_](https://www.footballinsider247.com/liverpool/liverpool-backed-to-complete-seven-new-signings-as-alisson-becker-could-be-next-big-name-to-go): _“Iraola is going to face some major issues immediately._
_“We were expecting his arrival to be announced, so he will already have assessed his squad, and he will know there are problems there._
_“I would say there are probably six or seven positions with players already in need of replacing._
_“Look through the team one by one: Alisson could be leaving, we know Robertson and Konate are going, Van Dijk is 34 and ageing now, and they need a right-back._
_“Further up the pitch, Salah has gone, and Ekitike is out until next year with this injury, so there’s another two players needing to be replaced._
_“Already, that’s multiple key positions that need dealing with, and the manager will know that better than anybody, he will be prepared._
_“It’s now about whether he will get that backing, and I expect he will, to make the changes that need to be made._
_“Ultimately, the goal for Iraola at Liverpool is going to be to make them successful again, but to do that, he’s going to need a lot of support.”_