Andoni Iraola to Liverpool: 5 winners and possible losers before major transfers

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Andoni Iraola looks set to be coming in at Liverpool with Arne Slot having been fired, but which players might be winners and losers from the managerial change?Andoni Iraola on the touchline as Bournemouth's head coach(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)Liverpool is advancing with a move to bring in Andoni Iraola to replace Arne Slot, with the Reds keen on implementing a faster and more intense style of play again next term.For that to happen, there will need to be plenty of work undertaken in the transfer market. Liverpool.com has taken a look.WinnersJamie Carragher has expressed concerns that Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz might not be suited to how Iraola plays, but that almost couldn't be further from the case.At Bournemouth, Iraola got the most out of Dominic Solanke and then Evanilson, with his system focusing on getting the best out of a number nine by creating a high volume of chances.

With more games and greater intensity and physicality, he still needs to do more work in the gym, but the German is no slouch.Andoni Iraola claps the Bournemouth fans at Anfield(Image: Simon Stacpoole/Offside via Getty Images)Liverpool needs to sign a couple of wingers, but that would have been the case whoever the manager was, and with that will come greater quality and speed in the final third. In turn, that will help Isak and Wirtz too.Elsewhere, Milos Kerkez will be the player most used to Iraola's demands, having worked under him at Bournemouth, and Dominik Szoboszlai has the kind of energy and relentless capacity to run that should suit.Though this summer will be important in increasing fitness levels and a larger squad is desperately required, there is no reason that the bulk of the roster that Iraola will inherit can't implement exactly what he wants.It remains to be seen if some, like Curtis Jones, whose futures have been in doubt, might change their plan as a result of a new man taking over, where the pecking order can be re-established.LosersIn midfield, Alexis Mac Allister's physical capacity had plenty of question marks next to it for much of last season, though he began the campaign still getting back up to full speed after injury.Adding fresh legs in the center of the field looked to be an obvious priority for the Reds already, but Iraola's style and demands would suggest that it is even more important.The Argentine, with a full summer to reset and go again, might be able to adapt, but someone like Szoboszlai, in particular, looks much more ready for the intensity as things stand.Federico Chiesa falls into a similar bracket, though he may not be at the club beyond the summer.

Iraola needs pace out wide, and the Italian doesn't have much of that to burn.With the right recruitment and a good summer, Liverpool can get back on track. For a long time, it looked like that would fall to Slot; now, it's over to Iraola.