Andoni Iraola reveals which injured Liverpool player is "closest" to a return

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How Liverpool's season will look, at least the first half of it, has taken shape. Despite a quieter transfer window than fans and pundits had demanded, Liverpool are set to hand Bradley Barcola his debut at Portman Road on Friday night.Speaking at his pre-match news conference at AXA Training Centre on Thursday, head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed that the Frenchman "will definitely be available", but did not reveal if he'll start or begin the night among the substitutes.

He will start training with us next week.Next one is Giovanni Leoni, he could be training during the break with the group. Joe Gomez Jul 25, 2026; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Liverpool defender Joe Gomez (2) dribbles the ball against against Sunderland during the first half of a friendly at GEODIS Park.

Conor Bradley damaged both the bone and ligaments during an innocuous fall against Arsenal in January, although positively did not rupture his ACL. Thus, it cannot be overstated how much of a massive blow his injury is, suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon during April's Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.While Iraola believes that Ekitiké, as well as the other sidelined players, will "play a chunk" of this campaign, the Frenchan's injury can take a year to recover from, meaing he will surely miss almost the entire campaign.