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Ben JacobsTier 2
@JacobsBen · 14d ago
🚨 Andoni Iraola is expected to sign a two-year contract at Liverpool. Verbal terms in place, as reported earlier.
Liverpool will now begin formal talks with Bournemouth for backroom staff members Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper, and analyst Tom Webber. Clubs have an excellent relationship and an agreement is expected before the week is out.
Pablo de la Torre will also join. He is out of contract, so no issues in signing.
🚨 Liverpool are finalising a deal to appoint Andoni Iraola as their new manager.
Terms are now in place with Iraola and work is being done on backroom staff now.
Requires some club-to-club negotiation with Bournemouth.
Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper both set to join.
Expectation is all other agreements are in place by at the latest this weekend.🔴
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Liverpool plan to make a quick appointment with Andoni Iraola the standout candidate and clear favourite for the role. An agreement could be reached before the week is out. #LFC want to have their new boss in place by the start of the World Cup, at the latest.
Negotiations are expected to move fast, and there is a strong chance Tommy Elphick also joins #LFC.
As revealed yesterday, there is also appreciation for Pierre Sage, a Crystal Palace target, and Sebastian Hoeneß. Yet Liverpool's primary