Alisson Becker transfer update as Andoni Iraola sends clear Liverpool message

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New Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola fielded a question at his Chicago press conference on Tuesday about the team's goalkeeping positioning, citing the Reds' backup options and Alisson's presence as examples for younger players. "We have Alisson, we have Giorgi [Mamardashvili]." "We are going to send on loan, for example, Armin [Pecsi], goalkeepers that probably are in another phase....The three of them here, [Alisson, Mamardashvili, Freddie [Woodman] played some games [in the] past season, I think it’s a guarantee for us." Alisson against Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth last season (Image: Getty Images) Iraola, who will need to rely on the team's veteran leaders following a disastrous 2025/26 season under Arne Slot, called Alssion a "reference" to the changing room.

"Alisson is someone also in a changing room that has lost some references in terms of experience, I think he’s someone that definitely will help us in this process of adaptation of the new signings, of the new players, the young players," the former Borunemouth boss shared. Andoni Iraola all but confirmed that Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, and Freddie Woodman would be the team's three goalkeepers (Image: Getty Images) "We need the references like Virgil [van Dijk], like Alisson, like Joe Gomez, players that have been here for a long time.

And I’m sure we will have this help, yes." Alisson, a late arrival to the AXA training center due to Brazil's run to the World Cup Round of 16, will return to training on Merseyside alongside Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo. But I want to keep my good players.