Andoni Iraola sent transfer warning after new Liverpool boss linked with $271M raid

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Andoni Iraola has been told not to sign any players from his former club, Bournemouth, with John Barnes issuing a blunt statement about the Cherries side he leaves behindAndoni Iraola after his final game with Bournemouth.(Image: Robin Jones - AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)Liverpool legend John Barnes says the Reds should avoid signing any players from Andoni Iraola's old team, Bournemouth, this summer, because they are not of the required standard.There have been tentative suggestions in some quarters that the Reds could move for the likes of $106 million (£80 million) midfielder Alex Scott, $132 million (£100 million) rated forward Eli Junior Kroupi, or $33 million (£25 million) January signing Rayan, who is currently at the World Cup with Brazil.But Barnes has insisted that Liverpool should have other options in mind rather than shopping at the Vitality Stadium, a year after Milos Kerkez was snapped up from the south coast side."There’s no Bournemouth player I’d like to see him bring to Anfield with him because I don’t think there’s a Bournemouth player who’s better than what we already have," Barnes told Betfred."Alex Scott is somebody that’s trusted by Andoni Iraola, but I think the only reason he’d arrive at the club would be solely due to the manager."Iraola understands him and if Arne Slot was still the manager, and he’s a different manager to Andoni, then maybe he’d have been less suited."When Iraola took over from Slot, one of his first messages was about making the most of the squad that he already has at his disposal.Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.(Image: Nikki Dyer - Liverpool FC via Getty Images)That could mean a fresh chance for Harvey Elliott and a clean slate for others who underperformed in the campaign just gone, with a clear requirement to improve substantially in the next few months."For me right now, I think it's more than talk to the players," Iraola said. "Some of them will be on deserved holidays, some of them will be with their national teams."I want to talk to the staff, to the people that were here every day, that know very well the players, to arrive as ready as possible to that first day of pre-season."I think especially with a lot of those young players that will do the pre-season with us, a lot of things about the organisation, about the staff, about how we can create the best atmosphere, the best environment so when they arrive [on] day one, everyone feels everything is in place and we can do this process of adaptation, that it will take some time as soon as possible.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."We are in this process of building the best staff we can. Now for me, the most important thing is to also know and get into a rhythm with the people that were already here working."Sometimes they don't appear on TV; with all the analysts, the performance guys, all the people that really are in touch with the players every day."I think they are going to be very, very valuable for us.

It's true that it's going to be new staff, new people coming in, but I would like also to value a lot the ones that have been here working for the club with these players, that are really the ones that will help us more at the beginning."