Andoni Iraola reveals which Liverpool World Cup stars will join the squad on USA tour

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Andoni Iraola reveals when Liverpool's World Cup players will returnOn Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Ryan Gravenberch:"The three players will join us in the second week... "On Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Cody Gakpo: "They will start just... in Liverpool... the same week as the others, but instead of making them come here, it makes sense they start the first week at the AXA."This is certainly an interesting approach.

These six players were all eliminated from the World Cup at, roughly, the same time, hence why they are all returning to pre-season training in the same week, albeit only three are heading to America, with the other three remaining on Merseyside. When Liverpool's World Cup stars were eliminated from the World CupPlayersWorld Cup eliminated dateDate can return to trainingFlorian Wirtz29 June20 July (yesterday)Ryan Gravenberch29 June20 July (yesterday)Virgil van Dijk29 June20 July (yesterday)Cody Gakpo29 June20 July (yesterday)Alexander Isak30 June21 July (today)Alisson5 July26 July (Sunday)Alexis Mac Allister19 July9 AugustVíctor Muñoz19 July9 AugustPlayers are entitled to a mandatory three week holiday between seasons by FIFPRO, which is what the second date in the table is, hence why Mac Allister and Muñoz won't be seen until the Anfield friendly against Como.

In the case of the Dutch trio, German Florian Wirtz and Swede Alexander Isak, Iraola could have demanded they return as early as this week, but is giving each of them an extra week to recover and recharge. So, why are three heading to America and the other three not?