Stephen Warnock tells Andoni Iraola which position to prioritize in transfer window

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCAndoni Iraola is expected to welcome more players to Liverpool this summer, having already brought in defender Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes and winger Victor Munoz from OsasunaStephen Warnock believes Liverpool must strengthen at right-back(Image: Getty Images)Stephen Warnock has urged Liverpool to sign a new right-back following the team's problems at the position last season.Former Reds boss Arne Slot, who left his role in May and has since been replaced by Andoni Iraola, was often forced to play the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones at right-back last term due to Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong suffering injury-hit campaigns.Bradley, 23, managed just 15 Premier League appearances before a serious knee injury sustained against Arsenal in January ended his season. Frimpong, 25, was restricted to just 21 league games during his debut campaign at Liverpool due to several muscle injuries.While the Reds need to strengthen across multiple departments, right-back is undoubtedly a concern given the injury records of Bradley and Frimpong.Bradley has never made 20 or more Premier League appearances in a single season, while Frimpong's failure to string together a run of games without pulling a muscle is alarming.Warnock, who played 67 times for Liverpool, believes Iraola can't trust Bradley and Frimpong to get the Reds through the season.The Reds have been searching for their first-choice right-back since Trent Alexander-Arnold's exit a year ago(Image: Getty Images)"A right-back, 100 percent," he told TEAMtalk when asked which position Iraola and his colleagues must prioritize this summer."He might just get away with center-back because (Giovanni) Leoni is returning from injury.

We saw Leoni briefly last year, and he looked very good, but after an ACL injury, you don’t know what condition he’ll be in."Right-back is the absolute priority, though! Then you look at left-back.

Iraola will have to decide whether Milos Kerkez can handle a full season and whether Tsimikas can provide enough support."But for me, if I’m Andoni Iraola, my first demand is absolutely a right-back."Frimpong is believed to be fully fit ahead of Liverpool's preseason tour of the United States; he was spotted in training this week.Bradley has not been seen on the training pitch since sustaining his injury and was pictured this week completing knee-strengthening exercises. It's unclear whether he'll be fit in time for the start of the new Premier League season.Right-back has been a problem position for Liverpool ever since Trent Alexander-Arnold completed a transfer to Real Madrid this time last year.The Reds have already made two signings this summer, with defender Jeremy Jacquet arriving from Rennes and winger Victor Munoz joining from Osasuna.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCAndoni IraolaTransfersConor BradleyJeremie Frimpong