Liverpool move for Victor Munoz as Iraola begins overhaul
Iraola says the squad are ‘all new signings’, handing fresh chances to Harvey Elliott, Kostas Tsimikas and James McConnell to stake claims at Liverpool.
Injured Hugo Ekitike ‘pretends football ceased to exist’ during Achilles rehab, while Liverpool and Darwin Nunez’s camp dismiss claims of a free transfer return from Al-Hilal.
A Liverpool legend rejects Van Dijk burnout fears despite 64 games and PL-high minutes last season, backing the captain’s fitness and leadership for the new campaign.
Liverpool target Yan Diomande, 19, in talks after a breakout season at RB Leipzig and World Cup impact. He reveals his sister Roxane’s death drives him, vowing: ‘Everything I do on a football pitch, it’s for you.’
Liverpool confirm 12 departures this summer, with two more possible, as Andoni Iraola begins an Anfield overhaul.
£55m-rated Jérémy Jacquet, 20, fits Iraola’s high line: quick, aerially strong, progressive in possession. Seen as succession to Van Dijk after Konaté’s exit, with a gradual integration planned.
Konate leaves Liverpool on a free to join Real Madrid until 2030. The 27-year-old won the Premier League, FA Cup and two League Cups at Anfield.
David James praises Liverpool for avoiding the ‘romantic’ Xabi Alonso option and appointing Andoni Iraola instead.
Liverpool trigger Victor Munoz’s £34.6m clause at Osasuna. The 22-year-old Spain World Cup squad winger is set for a medical in the US and will be Iraola’s first signing after beating Newcastle.
