'Andoni Iraola is going to try to sign' €5m star who played 122 times for him

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Andoni Iraola is reportedly going to try and sign Fran Garcia this summer after working closely with the Spanish fullback at Rayo Vallecano. However, a new claim suggests that Iraola wants to bring 26-year-old Garcia to Liverpool.

Iraola left Vallecano in 2023, but the pair could now be set for a reunion, after Garcia returned to Madrid the same year for a €5m fee after Los Blancos triggered his buyback clause. Speaking to The Redmen TV, Spanish journalist Angel Garcia claimed: “The people I spoke to were pretty sure that Andoni Iraola is going to try to sign Fran Garcia.” ?Fran Garcia Next? | Expert Insight w/Angel Garcia Spanish football journalist @__AngelGarcia__ believes Andoni Iraola & LFC will move for Fran Garcia this summer ?

I was reading in many Spanish sports magazines that Jose Mourinho does not want Fran Garcia in his team this year. “What I know is that Betis in Spain are really, really interested.” Why Garcia is a great fit for Iraola and Liverpool Iraola is set to bring a style of play to Anfield that is fundamentally very similar to the heavy metal football that Jurgen Klopp deployed during his time on Merseyside.