Liverpool talent ready to make pitch for minutes - 'I'm a player Andoni Iraola could like'
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Wales international Lewis Koumas says he will be giving everything to impress Andoni Iraola this summer, with Liverpool in need of more options in forward areas this summerLewis Koumas during a Liverpool pre-season training session.(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool forward Lewis Koumas, who has spent some time on loan in the Championship with Stoke, Birmingham and Hull, is keen to impress Andoni Iraola this summer.And given the lack of forward options at the moment, he will get a chance. Fellow young talent Jayden Danns is currently injured, while Will Wright is another who could step up and attempt to fill the void."I think I'm a player that the gaffer could sort of like, with the way I press and the energy I can give to the team," Koumas told club media.
"I'm always looking to impress, so I’ll just see where it takes me."Koumas was most recently out on loan at Hull, who he helped to promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs. He is also a Wales international and has already scored for Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp was in charge."They’re really good sessions, positive sessions," Koumas said of the early work under Iraola, the man who he will need to impress to get a chance at Anfield.Young Liverpool forward Lewis Koumas.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"We’re all just trying to adapt to the new gaffer and how he wants to play.
We’re all looking forward to getting to know him more."I took a lot (from being at Hull). Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.Asked for his aims this coming season, he added: "To play for Liverpool in the Premier League, of course."But if that’s not how it ends up going, I’m always looking to develop and always looking to improve my game.