Managing Liverpool as Andoni Iraola makes £100m Michael Olise move and raids Bournemouth
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Should Andoni Iraola replace Arne Slot in the Liverpool dugout as expected this summer, he will have a major job on his handsJust a year on from winning the Premier League, Arne Slot has been ousted by Liverpool. The 43-year-old Basque native has impressed with the Cherries thanks to his brand of fluid and fast football.If Iraola does become Liverpool's 23rd manager in their storied history, he's going to have to make some major decisions.
RB Leipzig's 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande has been linked with Liverpool for some time and would be a suitable, if inexperienced, replacement.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE! The 19-year-old Brazilian registered five goals and two assists, making him one to watch.Liverpool should dig deep and at least try and tempt the Bundesliga side with a huge bid for Olise, as they did to Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle last summer for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak respectively.However, realistically, it's Rayan who would certainly give Iraola a youthful unpredictability on his right wing and would represent a much cheaper deal to pull off.Get stars firing againWhile it's true that Iraola would have to perform some major summer surgery on Liverpool, he would have an array of stars already at his disposal.
Iraola needs to unlock Isak, bring him up to full fitness and get him firing again, while finding Wirtz's natural position in the side could be a much harder task.With Hugo Ekitike on the sidelines for a considerable period due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, letting Isak take centre stage up top, with the German star behind him, where he's free to pull the strings, would breathe new life into the Reds' attack.Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch need to discover their rhythm in a Liverpool shirt after looking leggy all season, yet the sale of the former would generate significant transfer funds. At some stage next season, the duo should be deployed as a pairing to give Iraola a glimpse of Liverpool's future.Liverpool and Iraola also have a goalkeeper problem brewing.