Overview
- Liverpool confirmed the signing of Andoni Iraola to take charge at Anfield for the 2026-27 season, succeeding Arne Slot.
- Iraola joins from AFC Bournemouth where three seasons of progress culminated in a sixth-place finish and the club’s first qualification for European competition.
- He is known for high-intensity, attacking football and a focus on pressing that helped Bournemouth punch above its resources.
- The appointment follows a disappointing 2025-26 campaign in which Liverpool finished outside the title race and only narrowly secured Champions League qualification.
- The club expects a turbulent transfer window with reports that long-serving players such as Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson may depart, making summer recruitment the first major test of Iraola’s project.