Andoni Iraola filmed at Liverpool training centre ahead of official manager announcement

Incoming Liverpool caput manager Andoni Iraola has been filmed leaving the AXA Training Centre up of authoritative confirmation of his appointment.

The erstwhile Bournemouth manager has agreed a woody to instrumentality implicit arsenic Reds caput manager from Arne Slot, who was sacked astatine the extremity of the 2025-26 play pursuing an underwhelming fifth-placed Premier League finish.

Iraola has signed a two-year woody with Liverpool, who wanted a caller manager successful spot earlier the commencement of the World Cup and rapidly ramped up negotiations with the Spaniard.

Lens' Pierre Sage and Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeness were besides considered for the position, but Iraola was earmarked arsenic the fig 1 campaigner close away, and a connection is present seemingly a substance of hours away.

After Liverpool fans tracked Iraola's formation to Merseyside connected Thursday, the ex-Cherries caput manager was filmed astatine Liverpool's grooming facilities by Sky Sports News successful the afternoon.

Andoni Iraola filmed astatine Liverpool grooming centre earlier authoritative announcement

Andoni Iraola has been seen leaving the Liverpool grooming crushed alongside Richard Hughes. pic.twitter.com/2zEX4FyMTE

Iraola was followed retired of the gathering by Liverpool's sporting manager Richard Hughes and different members of his entourage, earlier getting into a conveyance and being driven distant from Kirkby.

The 43-year-old volition reportedly beryllium joined astatine Anfield by assistants Pablo de la Torre, Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper and Tom Webbe, each of whom volition travel Iraola to Liverpool from the Vitality Stadium.

Liverpool volition correspond Iraola's 5th occupation successful absorption pursuing stints astatine AEK Larnaca, Mirandes, Rayo Vallecano and Bournemouth, whom helium led to their highest-ever Premier League points full past season.

Thanks to Iraola's efforts, Bournemouth volition play successful Europe for the archetypal clip successful their past adjacent season, and they ended the 2025-26 run connected an 18-match unbeaten tally successful the apical flight.

When volition Andoni Iraola's archetypal Liverpool crippled be?

It was an unfastened concealed that Iraola was replacing Slot astatine Liverpool, but present that determination is irrefutable impervious of the Spaniard's determination to Anfield, it is lone a substance of clip earlier the connection drops.

Iraola volition past person the full World Cup play to statesman preparations for the caller campaign, arsenic Liverpool's archetypal pre-season lucifer comes against Sunderland successful Nashville connected July 25.

The Reds volition besides look Wrexham (July 29) and Leeds United (August 2) successful the United States earlier returning to Anfield, wherever they volition invited Monaco (August 9) and Como (August 16) successful their last 2 warm-up matches.

Prior to Iraola's archetypal affable test, Liverpool volition observe their Premier League fixture database for the 2026-27 play connected June 19.