Liverpool news: Andoni Iraola to add three players to squad as £80m transfer given backing

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We spoke to him and he wanted also to come a little bit earlier than the three weeks that they have the right to have, because obviously he is coming to a new club, he will need some time to adapt, to meet his teammates. But he will be [there] since the first day that we arrive and will start training there in Liverpool.Addressing Mac Allister's return, the Basque head coach said the midfielder will return around August 9, the date Liverpool play Monaco in a pre-season fixture.He said: "Alexis will have, I think, until the Monaco game.

I hope he comes fully recovered and he enjoys also the break that he definitely has earned."Club icon backs move for £80m starFormer Liverpool star Vladimir Smicer has instructed Liverpool to move for Bournemouth's £80m-rated midfielder Alex Scott. The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, who have already had a bid of around £65m turned down for the player.Smicer, who won the Champions League with the Reds in 2005, believes Iraola's relationship with Scott, with the Basque previously coaching Scott on the South Coast, could sweeten a deal should Liverpool move for the player."I think you can expect Andoni Iraola would like to take Alex Scott because he knows what he can do," Smicer said, via Casinostugan."To be honest, in midfield we need a bit more spark with people who are fighting but are clever going forward, turning quickly with the ball and finding strikers.

We don't know what's happening with (Alexis) Mac Allister, he had a bit of a weak season and was not at the same level. He's got a good chance now because Andoni Iraola is the new manager.