Andoni Iraola copies Jurgen Klopp with £34m Liverpool transfer trick

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Spanish international Victor Munoz became the inaugural acquisition of the Iraola regime last week when he signed a six-year contract with the Reds.The 22-year-old attacker is due to join his new colleagues on Merseyside in July, pending work permit approval, after Liverpool activated the £34.5 million release clause in his Osasuna deal. The influence wielded by Iraola also proved pivotal, with the former Bournemouth manager duplicating a method employed by Anfield icon Klopp over a decade earlier.According to reports, Iraola made clear to Liverpool's top brass shortly after taking over from Arne Slot that he was a great admirer of Munoz and felt the Spaniard would be a perfect match for his high-tempo, aggressive brand of football.

The Athletic also reports that the duo subsequently held an in-depth phone conversation during which Iraola laid out precisely how he intended to utilise the winger.It is understood that the call ultimately persuaded Munoz that Liverpool was the right move, despite mounting interest from rival clubs including Bayer Leverkusen and Manchester United. The Serb had attracted attention from a number of top-flight clubs, among them Chelsea, Inter, AC Milan and Juventus, but opted for Liverpool after Klopp made an unexpected personal phone call."His vision is that I should be something between a No.6 and a No.10, what they call a box-to-box midfielder," Grujic explained shortly after signing.

That call really cemented my desire to join Liverpool."Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!Sadly for him, matters didn't quite unfold as anticipated once he arrived on Merseyside, with Grujic managing just eight Premier League outings during a four-year stint with the Reds. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.