Andoni Iraola told Liverpool 'priority' as ideal transfer target named

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I think we've been spoiled as such with Jurgen Klopp," Heskey tells Liverpool.com."But again, we've got to remember it took Klopp a few years for the players to get used to what he actually wanted, and then to get the players in that he wanted as well."I think that was one of the main things that the fans were particularly disgruntled with, the slow tempo of play. It used to be heavy metal football, all gung ho, just swarming over teams and really overpowering them, when we really didn't have that anymore."You always want to get off to a good start as a manager, just to put yourself at ease if anything and just so you know you’re on the right track and things are going to be OK."Andoni Iraola has plenty of issues to resolve when he arrives at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)In addition to working on the training field in terms of fitness and how Iraola wants his new group of players to line up, transfers will be important to add more depth to the roster Liverpool currently has.Wingers are one requirement, but Heskey thinks that midfield is another department that needs an upgrade.

Ibrahima Konate is gone now, so there are two positions that they need straight away to get up and running.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. We got a lot of our things over and done with so we could actually get the season up and running.

It really didn't pan out the way that we wanted it to, but if we could do it again, it would be."I think I see Alex Scott being the one for midfield. He would have been another one."I think midfielders are the priority and then center-back, someone to work alongside Virgil van Dijk who makes us solid again because we haven't been.