Ex-PL CEO: Liverpool owners FSG & Hughes in 'disagreement' over Iraola appointment

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(Credit: Imago, Manh Tung, Breaking Media) Wed 3 June 2026 9:09, UK Liverpool’s imminent move to appoint Andoni Iraola is not the appointment that they have been lining up in recent months. That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that the Spaniard is not the boss that Liverpool have been hunting, and feels that the Reds have shown “undue haste” in their move for him.

Iraola will become Liverpool’s new manager imminently, but Wyness feels that there are “question marks” surrounding the way the club have gone about their business. 📋 Liverpool Manager News 📋 Get the inside track on the Anfield dugout with real-time updates on shortlisted candidates, live betting market shifts, and key boardroom decisions. Hughes was a major figure in Bournemouth’s move to appoint Iraola at Bournemouth in 2023, and he has played a key role once again now that he is working for Liverpool.

ClubsTenureGamesWDLWin %BournemouthJuly 2023 – 12748384137.8%Rayo VallecanoAugust 2020 – June 202313656305041.2%CD MirandesJuly 2019 – July 20204918171436.7%AEK LarnacaJuly 2018 – January 201929138844.8%Iraola’s managerial record in his career, as per Transfermarkt.Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness believes that there may have been a “disagreement” between Hughes and the owners as to how to proceed forward after Slot’s sacking.“They decided late in the season on the Slot issue that they were going to have to make a move; they’re now finding themselves picking Iraola because he’s available. I think there’s been a little bit of disagreement between Richard Hughes and the others at the top of Liverpool and as to how they’re going to approach it. 🚨 Andoni Iraola to sign a two year deal until June 2028 at Liverpool, already involved in transfer plans and strategy.Iraola asked for a two year deal as he always did at Bournemouth. 🔴🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 pic.twitter.com/jsoJNRSwJb— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 3, 2026 “Iraola is available, and it’s been done quickly, but as I say that brings up a question mark in my mind as to whether he really was the one that they really wanted.”Liverpool had ‘second thoughts’ over Arne Slot sackWyness also told Football Insider that Liverpool had “second thoughts” over sacking Slot, due to an upturn in form that occurred back in February.