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Andy Robertson has penned an open letter in @LivEchoLFC, thanking the fans and the city for taking in him and his family - and even managing one last dig at Everton:

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🚨 Cody Gakpo reportedly wants out of Liverpool after Arne Slot’s exit.

Atletico Madrid are being mentioned as a possible destination, but with his contract running until 2030, Liverpool still hold the cards.

Big decision coming.

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@CurJosh @WeAreTheOverlap We are behind any manager the board decides on. But we don't follow blindly; we expect results.

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Jamie Carragher: 🗣"If Liverpool chose Iraola over Alonso, it is very worrying for Liverpool"

via @WeAreTheOverlap

[Morne Denere LFC @MorneDenere]

@LiverpoolLnd @WeAreTheOverlap Tf is wrong with this Jamie chap.

Wanted Arne fired on live tv then got upset at Mo for not facing the media when the performances dropped then when Mo did, he called Mo selfish

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Jordi Alba on Liverpool’s 4-0 comeback at Anfield:

🗣️ “The worst night was the one in Liverpool. That picture they published… I wasn’t crying at half-time; I was feeling unwell.

“I made the mistake on the first goal. We were 3-0 up from the first leg… it couldn’t have slipped away from us.

I’m sure that if we’d reached the final, we would have won that Champions League.

After being knocked out in Liverpool, it took me ages to leave the house. It was a very tough time for the club and for me.”

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Yan Diomande 🗣 "My idol before was Cristiano Ronaldo and I also like R9 but I am looking at a lot of players like Vini and [Kylian] Mbappe."

@SkySports
Diomande has previously expressed a deep affection for the Reds, admitting on TikTok: "I want to play for Liverpool. I'm a big Liverpool fan. My father dreams of seeing me play at Anfield one day. That's my dream too – and I want to make it come true."

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Jamie Carragher questions whether Iraola’s high-intensity style could lead to more injury problems at Liverpool:

🗣"That’s the feeling, do they get injuries? If you look at most of his seasons, they tend to drop off in the second half of the season.

I think last season was the first time they [an Iraola side] have had a great second half of the season – normally they’re up there at the start of the season. These are the things you have to take into account. Does the intensity have to drop off a little bit so you’re not actually getting the full Iraola?

You’re getting too many injuries, you’ve got too many games, then he has to be more of a footballing manager. You’re also on the ball more at Liverpool than you are at Bournemouth.”

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🚨 Liverpool are now among the clubs interested in Matias Fernandez-Pardo.

LOSC Lille value the Belgian forward at around €70m, with several top European clubs also monitoring the situation.

No advanced deal yet - player currently focused on the World Cup.

@footmercato

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Jamie Carragher: 🗣 "....Supporter bases now have a huge influence online as well, and that would turn really quickly against the manager. When you talk about player power, that kind of helps the situation with Salah, and I'm not happy with that. I don't ever want LFC to become a club where there's player power or players speaking out publicly about a manager who won in the league, you know, the year before.....what manager does it help when your star player comes out publicly criticizing the manager? That should never happen no matter what the circumstances or situation....so all those things put together, they've maybe had to force the club's hand."
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Jamie Redknapp on Andoni Iraola: 🗣 "His style of football is amazing - they play high pressure, they get after teams, which is exactly what Liverpool fans want.

They want to see people with high energy, whether that fits the Liverpool mould, because they'll play man for man a lot.

That style of play in midfield is really high energy - whether Florian Wirtz fits into that, it'll be fascinating to see. Everybody is going to have to run in that team."

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Rickie Lambert: 🗣 "I’m not too sure about Iraola. It’s the training, I’m interested to see how the players handle it, let’s wait and see what it’s like."

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Jamie Carragher: 🗣"If Liverpool chose Iraola over Alonso, it is very worrying for Liverpool"

via @WeAreTheOverlap

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Rio Ngumoha on duty 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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@sandasna @WeAreTheOverlap Give him time. Maybe he should try coaching and lets see if he can walk the talk

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@CandoGolemiot @WeAreTheOverlap He is biased

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@NoelRowe19216 @WeAreTheOverlap Slot was destined to be out of that sit; the incoming was the major concern - it was between Alonso and Iraola.

Alonso wanted to be manager; FSG said no. Iraola's resume screams Head Coach; FSG said yes. That is it.

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@ShiveClinton @WeAreTheOverlap He talks trash most of the time, but it is his opinion.

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@nekroniuss Exactly, I see him in the Kroos-esque category

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I wonder what would be going through Trent Alexander-Arnold's head right now.

A lot of people are looking at the possibility of Dumfries arriving and immediately assuming it's bad news for Trent. I'm not sure it's that simple.

Trent and Dumfries are completely different players. One is a creator who can dictate games with his passing, the other brings pace, power, width, defensive recovery, and a constant threat in attacking areas. They don't necessarily solve the same tactical problem.

The more interesting question is what kind of player Mourinho wants.

Would he prefer a traditional right-back? Or would he see Trent as something else entirely?

You could easily imagine a setup where Dumfries provides the width and physicality from deeper areas, while Trent operates further forward as a right midfielder, an inverted midfielder, a deep-lying playmaker, or a wide creator focused on chance creation rather than defending large spaces.

That said, this is where the risk lies.

Trent's greatest strength has always been his ability to create. At Liverpool, there was a system that understood that and got the best out of him. At a club like Real Madrid, nobody builds around one player unless he proves indispensable.

His talent has never been in doubt. The challenge is whether he finds a role that fully showcases it.

If, a few years from now, he's rotating between positions without ever making one his own, questions will rightly be asked about the advice he received when deciding to leave Liverpool. Not because moving was wrong, but because elite careers are often defined by finding the right fit at the right time.

That's why I look at Reece James differently. Despite all the injury setbacks, staying at Chelsea may prove to be one of the smartest decisions of his career. He remained in an environment where his role, value, and identity within the team were never in question.

Trent's story isn't written yet, and his career certainly isn't going downhill. He's far too gifted for that. But the next few years will determine whether leaving Liverpool becomes the move that unlocked another level of his game, or the move that took him away from the environment where his talents were best understood.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚪️ Inter have been informed last night about the agreement reached between Real Madrid and Denzel Dumfries.

Real will trigger €20m release clause as the deal is already done. ✅

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@Lfc_NehaJ_Rawal An upgrade would still be needed if Carvajal didn't leave RM

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I’ll be honest, Andoni Iraola wasn’t the first name I had in mind when I was writing about potential replacements for Arne Slot earlier this year.

I’d looked at Enrique, Alonso, Inzaghi and Hoeness. Iraola only really entered my thinking when his Bournemouth exit was announced.

Since Saturday, I’ve spent hours reading, watching and speaking to people about him.

Now? I’d probably be disappointed if Liverpool appointed anyone else.

This piece looks at Iraola’s journey, from his Basque roots and Athletic Bilbao education, to Mirandés, Rayo Vallecano, Bournemouth, and why his football may be exactly what Liverpool need next.

Risk? Absolutely.

Reward? Potentially huge.

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