FSG set to make Andoni Iraola the new Liverpool manager

Andoni Iraola is closely linked as the subsequent supervisor of Liverpool after the bombshell information that Arne Slot has been sacked by FSG efficient instantly.

On Saturday, Liverpool introduced that Slot had been sacked, thanking him for profitable the Premier League final season whereas stating that the time has come for the membership to go in a brand new route after the shortcomings of the 2025-26 season.

The pure query on the lips of supporters is: Who will handle Liverpool subsequent?

Even earlier than the information broke that Liverpool and Slot have parted methods, it had been closely reported that Bournemouth’s charismatic supervisor Iraola wished the job and was into consideration to exchange Slot.

TEAMtalk reported on the twentieth of Could that regardless of Slot’s future was “not as safe because the membership’s public messaging has steered.”

The newest Andoni Iraola to Liverpool information amid breaking Slot announcement

Fabrizio Romano was the primary to interrupt the information that Liverpool had sacked Slot, and in a follow-up report on X, he shared the information that Iraola is ready to turn out to be the subsequent supervisor.

He stories: “Andoni Iraola, set to turn out to be the subsequent Liverpool supervisor as revealed earlier right now!

“The negotiations will transfer ahead shortly to get it completed with formal steps however LFC determination made…

“Iraola would be the subsequent supervisor.”

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The negotiations will transfer ahead shortly to get it completed with formal steps however #LFC determination made…

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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) Could 30, 2026

This matches what Ben Jacobs has reported in that Liverpool plan to return to a “extra front-foot, aggressive and pressing fashion of soccer.”

Iraola: Inexperienced on the elite stage, however he matches Liverpool very properly

In contrast to Klopp when he joined Liverpool, Iraola doesn’t have in depth expertise of managing a staff to league titles or into the latter levels of the Champions League.

That stated, he seems to be a really related supervisor to Klopp when it comes to how demanding he’s, the all-out intense urgent and attacking soccer that introduced a interval of sustained success to Anfield after too lengthy.

Liverpool are certainly not to assured below Iraola, or one other supervisor, but it surely’s a step in the proper route after months and months of regression below Slot. That stated, the Dutchman needs to be appreciated for the league title he delivered in his first season.