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"Winger for example, we definitely need to sign a winger, but there are other situations where we will have to analyse what the market gives you, what is the cost, how we also see the players we have."We have some tricky positions where we have injured players that we trust, but it is still not the ideal situation, so it will depend on a lot of things."Read more from the manager hereVictor Munoz is currently Liverpool's only signing under Andoni Iraola(Image: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)22nd Jul17:30 BSTLiverpool US tour diaryLiverpool's interest in Monaco starlet Maghnes Akliouche should come as little surprise for a club continuing to assess the market for wingers this summer.Andoni Iraola reiterated his and the club's more general stance on Tuesday: wide players are the priority right now as the Reds continue to build a squad that will be capable of competing this coming campaign under their new head coach.Asked by the ECHO in his press conference how many players he thought he might need during this critically important period of player trading at Liverpool, Iraola refused to place a figure on it, insisting the fluidity of the market made that a tough assignment. He will have a chance during the pre-season; we will need him.“It’s a good sign that he came a week earlier – he’s been training with the under-21s – and I hope we can see him in a good place.“I think, Harvey, last season had to be very difficult for him because it was a strange situation where basically they couldn’t even put him in to play.“I think he uses what he has experienced, the bad situation, to make him even more eager to be a Liverpool player.”Harvey Elliott is back at Liverpool(Image: 2026 Liverpool FC)22nd Jul11:45 BSTMac Allister addresses controversy after World Cup heartacheLiverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister insists Argentina's players were blinded by the love of their fans when they turned their backs on Spain lifting the World Cup on Sunday evening.Mac Allister and team-mates were widely condemned by football fans around the world for appearing to show a lack of sportsmanship as Spain celebrated their 1-0 extra-time victory.Writing on Instagram, the Reds midfielder and 2022 World Cup winner said: "We were so close… that's why it hurts so much.

The Argentine midfielder has been linked with a move away, after struggling last season, but Andoni Iraola has said he hopes to keep the World Cup finalist.Barnes said via Betfred: “Playing for Argentina probably suits his style, so I don’t believe him playing well at the World Cup necessarily means he’s going to return to Liverpool and replicate that form."I know that he’s a very good character and Argentinian players are generally very tenacious. People doubted him when he left Lyon for a PSG team full of stars, but he won the Champions League back-to-back."He would be a great signing for Liverpool in the era after Mohamed Salah, but I don't want him to be in the wrong red shirt."France forward Bradley Barcola during the World Cup.(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)22nd Jul08:33 BSTIraola rules out double exit and talks transfersTalking on Liverpool's pre-season tour of the USA, Andoni Iraola said he is refusing to put a number on how many players the club need in this summer's transfer window.

There are obvious situations where we need to sign players."A winger for example, we definitely need to sign a winger, but there are other situations where we will have to analyse what the market gives you, what is the cost, how we also see the players we have."We have some tricky positions where we have injured players, that we trust, but it is still not the ideal situation, so it will depend on a lot of things."[At right-back] I think it depends on the Conor situation, at the end if you have a fully fit, healthy Conor Bradley, we are very happy, ready to go, and we would not be asking ourselves these questions."Andoni Iraola was asked about transfers at his Liverpool press conference at the Chicago Fire Endeavor Health Performance Center on Tuesday22nd Jul08:28 BSTReds urged to move for KonsaEngland international Ezri Konsa has been pinpointed by former Liverpool defender Jason McAteer as an ideal transfer target for his old club.Aston Villa star Konsa has seen his stock rise considerably during the past month by helping the Three Lions reach the World Cup semi-finals.Liverpool are considering their centre-back options given the departure of Ibrahima Konate last month on a free transfer to Real Madrid.Speaking to PariruiX, McAteer said: “I see a more ready-made centre-back coming in who’s got international experience, who knows the Premier League, and that for me would be someone like Konsa."I don’t think he’s done himself any harm with his performances at the World Cup. I don’t think they should make that mistake again with Konsa."READ MORE ABOUT KONSA HERE.Ezri Konsa of England and Aston Villa(Image: Manuel Velasquez - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)22nd Jul08:21 BSTAndoni Iraola gives squad updateSpeaking from Chiacgo last night (UK time) Andoni Iraola said he will have Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Ryan Gravenberch available for the second half of Liverpool's pre-season tour of the United States.But the new Reds head coach confirmed in a press conference in Chicago on Monday afternoon that club captain Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Alisson Becker will remain on Merseyside for the duration of the Stateside trip.READ THE FULL STORY.Andoni Iraola has spoken to the press during Liverpool's pre-season tour in Chicago(Image: (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images))22nd Jul08:21 BSTJeff Bezos linked with Liverpool investment Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly held talks to invest in Liverpool FC as negotiations with owners FSG continue.Bezos, estimated to be the world’s fourth-richest man, has been approached by a consortium led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel giant Lakshmi Mittal, who relinquished his controlling stake at Queens Park Rangers to pursue a deal for the Reds.A spokesperson for FSG previously told the ECHO: "An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club." However, Bezos is ‘not certain to proceed’ with joining the consortium, the report adds.READ THE FULL STORY HERE.Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been linked with an investment at Liverpool FC.(Image: (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File))22nd Jul08:21 BSTLIverpool investment latestFenway Sports Group have confirmed that a consortium of investors, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, have approached them about a stake in Liverpool FC.it's understood the group is backed by the Mittal family, whose net worth was most recently valued at over £26billion by Forbes.