Much more will be expected of Liverpool in the 2026/27 season after a nightmare year at Anfield under Arne Slot.
Having guided the Reds to the Premier League title in his debut campaign on Merseyside, Slot couldn't build on his achievements from his first year and lost his job in May after only managing a fifth-place finish.
Andoni Iraola is the new man in charge at Liverpool following his tremendous work at Bournemouth and he is the man tasked with getting the club back into title contention.
Liverpool have so far added talented youngsters Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz to their squad, with 18-year-old Austrian centre-back Ifeanyi Ndukwe also making the move from Austria Wien.
Fans will be hoping more is done in terms of transfer incomings as Iraola looks to build a squad capable of challenging on four fronts.
Player offered to Liverpool
Illia Zabarnyi during a pre-match warm-up at Bournemouth
Liverpool have been offered Paris Saint-Germain defender Illia Zabarnyi, according to Alex Crook of talkSPORT.
The 'incredible' Ukrainian only joined the Champions League winners from Bournemouth last August but a possible move away from the French capital could already be on the cards.
Zabarnyi, who joined PSG for £57m, featured regularly in Ligue 1 after starting 26 of their 34 games but he found game time much harder to come by in the Champions League.
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Crook claims that Chelsea have also been offered the 23-year-old as they look for defensive reinforcements, meaning Liverpool won't have it all their own way if they press ahead with a move for Zabarnyi.
The Reds saw centre-back Ibrahima Konate depart for Real Madrid on a free transfer on July 1 following the expiration of his contract at Anfield.
The talented Jacquet has added to the defensive options following his move from Rennes but Liverpool could do with a further option in such an important position on the pitch.
Zabarnyi reunion
Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon and Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi battling for possession
A move to Liverpool would see Zabarnyi reunited with Iraola after the pair worked together at Bournemouth.
The centre-back was such a key figure in Iraola's Bournemouth team, with his outstanding form at the back leading to his big-money move to the French side.
Speaking in February 2025, the Spaniard gave an insight into Zabarnyi's journey to becoming such a key player in his team.
“Zaba for me is even easier to explain, I think,” Iraola told the Daily Echo. “I'm not sure if we decided to change him one minute in the time I've been here.
“So that basically says everything about the confidence we have in him and how reliable and how robust also he is and he's the kind of player that is very easy to coach.
“For a coach, he pays attention, he comes every day to train with a great attitude and I am enjoying also his development because now when I arrived he was a great player but quite shy.
“He didn't talk a lot and now you see him managing everything from behind, shouting to the ones in front asking for the others and this is a show of how he's developing and he's becoming a more important player even for us.
“I love him personally and as a player.”