The Liverpool players expected back for Andoni Iraola's first day of pre-season training
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A closer look at how Andoni Iraola's squad might shape up when Liverpool return to first-team training on July 13It's now a little over a week until Andoni Iraola meets his Liverpool players for the first time as head coach.The Reds boss succeeded Arne Slot last month after the 2025 Premier League title-winner was relieved of his duties at the end of May, following a campaign that saw the Reds, as defending champions, lose 12 games and limp to a fifth-place finish.But just who is Iraola expected to actually greet on Monday, July 13 for day one of the new regime?Having all been eliminated at the last-32 stage of the World Cup at the top of the week, Iraola will be without his Dutch contingent of Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo. Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak are two more who will be absent.Liverpool typically allow three weeks off from international tournaments, which means all five players are now enjoying some well-earned time off before reporting back for club duty later this month.The quintet of players are likely to fly out Stateside for the second week of the Reds' pre-season tour of the US where they meet Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds United in Nashville, New York and Chicago, respectively.Alisson Becker, Alexis Mac Allister and new signing Victor Munoz all remain at the World Cup at the time of publication.Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni and Stefan Bajcetic have all been using the facilities of the club's AXA Training Centre in recent days and new signing Jeremy Jacquet will be on board from day one having confirmed his £60m arrival from Rennes on July 1.Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley and Viteslav Jaros will be expected back for sessions with the club's medical team after serious injuries last season.
Goalkeeper Jaros suffered an ACL setback while at Ajax and France international Ekitike is working his way back from a ruptured Achilles. Bradley's season ended in January during a goalless draw with Arsenal.Fifteen-year-old winger Joshua Abe will be part of the summer tour of the United States and Iraola will also have a slew of senior stars with him, including Hungary pair Milos Kerkez and Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong, who missed out on the Netherlands squad.Here's how the squad could shape up on July 13 for pre-season training:Goalkeepers: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Freddie Woodman, Armin Pecsi, Kornel Misciur, Harvey Davies.Defenders: Joe Gomez, Jeremie Frimpong , Jeremy Jacquet, Giovanni Leoni, Milos Kerkez, Kostas Tsimikas, Mor Talla Ndiaye, Amara Nallo, Wellity Lucky, Calvin Ramsay, Luke Chambers, Owen Beck.Midfielders: Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Trey Nyoni, Stefan Bajcetic, James McConnell.Forwards: Rio Ngumoha, Federico Chiesa, Will Wright, Jayden Danns, Lewis Koumas, Keyrol Figueroa, Kieran Morrison, Kaide Gordon, Joshua Abe.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
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