Liverpool dealing with 'the worst news' as Andoni Iraola makes transfer demand
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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool saw Joe Gomez go down within 10 minutes of their pre-season outing on Saturday as Andoni Iraola bemoaned his fitness issues and talked up the need for new transfer arrivalsNew Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola admits Joe Gomez's pre-season injury was "the worst news" as the defender failed to play ten minutes.The Reds were playing in Nashville, seeing off fellow Premier League side Sunderland 4-2, but they've been dealt a major injury blow. Gomez has had his fair share of fitness issues and is again facing time on the sidelines, raising further issues about the team's backline options.Liverpool now face a nervous wait to discover the severity of Gomez's injury with the 29-year-old only starting seven times in the Premier League last season.Iraola has just taken over from Arne Slot and inherited a squad that has had Jeremy Jacquet added to it.
The young defender was signed in January from Rennes but remained at the French club until the end of the summer, but their depth at the back is now being tested.Iraola told LFCTV: "Probably the worst news has been straight away the injury of Joe. We were happy because we were going through training without losing any players and unluckily for us we've lost Joe straight away."With Jeremy we decided to take it easy with him, he's had a lot of months without playing, he's been training very well, but we're going to take it easy with him.
He will play probably in the last game of this U.S. tour, he will have time to have minutes, but we were kind of happy, but we've lost one now."Jacquet, who set the Reds back £55 million, was ruled of Liverpool's win as a precaution having missed the second half of last season with a shoulder injury.In light of Gomez's injury Iraola admitted after their win in the US that Liverpool's defence is "very thin" - which comes after Ibrahima Konate left for Real Madrid on a free. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Content cannot be displayed without consentChoose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Andoni IraolaLiverpool FCJoe Gomez