Liverpool news and transfers LIVE: Andoni Iraola 'agrees two-year deal', Yan Diomande latest

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Today21:55 BSTIraola deal 'verbally agreed'Liverpool has reached a verbal agreement for Andoni Iraola to take over at Anfield, according to David Ornstein.Ornstein reports that Iraola has agreed a two-year deal at Liverpool, and the club wants to unveil the Spaniard before the end of the week.Iraola wants to Pablo de la Torre, Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper, Tom Webber to be on his staff at Anfield.Today20:10 BSTNgumoha trains with EnglandRio Ngumoha trained with England's senior stars in Florida on Tuesday, with Thomas Tuchel handing the youngster a chance to gain experience in a major international tournament setting.Ngumoha is one of a raft of English youngsters who are making up the numbers in training while the players who were involved in the Champions League and Conference League finals enjoy short breaks ahead of linking up with the Three Lions squad.Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke and Dean Henderson were all involved in European finals in recent days and have not yet linked up with their international teammates in the United States.Ngumoha, Bournemouth's Alex Scott, Fulham's Josh King and Arsenal's Ethan Nwaneri were all selected to help England prepare for the tournament.(Image: 2026 The FA)Today18:29 BSTDiomande: "I'm not going to say something crazy"Yan Diomande gave nothing away about his future as he spoke in an interview amid ongoing interest in him from Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.Diomande is one of Liverpool's top targets in the summer transfer window following the departure of club legend Mohamed Salah at the end of the season. The club would also like to underscore his request for privacy moving forward."Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Kenny Dalglish during a friendly between Scotland and Ivory Coast.(Image: Molly Darlington/Getty Images)Today11:55 BSTLiverpool 'made right call on Iraola and Alonso'Andy Townsend says Liverpool has made the right choice between Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso."I can’t believe there wouldn’t have been any sort of discussion between Alonso and Liverpool," Townsend told OLBG."He was a decorated player there, look what he did at Leverkusen which was outstanding, and there are probably parallels there with some of these other jobs that are available to him for him to possibly replicate that."I think Iraola, he's gonna be an outstanding coach, I really do.

Andoni Iraola is a good appointment, a very good appointment."I think he's a better fit for Liverpool than Xabi Alonso, even though Xabi Alonso has a great history with the club."Andoni Iraola is the favourite to become Liverpool's new head coach(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)Today11:15 BSTAndoni Iraola talksLiverpool is in talks with Andoni Iraola about the Spaniard replacing Arne Slot as head coach, though nothing is done and dusted yet.Sporting director Richard Hughes worked with Iraola on the south coast previously, having been impressed by his work at Rayo Vallecano. Xabi Alonso is looking to add some proven quality and experience to his roster.Ibrahima Konate and Hugo Ekitike during a Champions League game for Liverpool.(Image: Simon Stacpoole/Offside via Getty Images)Today09:55 BSTJamie Carragher's Andoni Iraola verdict Jamie Carragher says Liverpool is taking a "risk" by moving for Andoni Iraola, despite the departing Bournemouth boss' excellent three-year stint in the Premier League."I say this with all big clubs," Carragher said on The Overlap podcast.

Liverpool already had that with Slot but the performances and results weren't good enough."A manager from Bournemouth, who hasn't had much European experience or managed in the Champions League, I do think it's a risk."Jamie Carragher on The Overlap podcast.(Image: The Overlap // YouTube)Today09:13 BSTMohamed Salah mentorMohamed Salah will leave Liverpool as a free agent this summer, though his next destination is yet to be confirmed — and he will hope to make a big impact for his country in the meantime.This week, Salah is away with his Egyptian national teammates ahead of traveling to the major summer in the US, Canada and Mexico, and it is being reported that he is mentoring the Barcelona starlet Hamza Abdelkarim.Having only turned 18 in January, Abdelkarim was called up into the senior national team squad for the World Cup and the wonderkid has impressed in his first few months at Barcelona, where he is on loan from Al Ahly.Mohamed Salah before the friendly between Egypt and Russia in Cairo on May 28, 2026.(Image: Ayman Aref/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Today08:35 BSTMilos Kerkez verdict Having already worked with Andoni Iraola, assuming that it is the ex-Bournemouth boss who takes over from Arne Slot, Milos Kerkez will hope to replicate the form that saw him make the Premier League Team of the Season just prior to his Liverpool transfer."I think he has been growing a lot," Iraola said of Kerkez ahead of the left-back going back to play against his old side in January."In the last games, I think he has been phenomenal. We miss him a lot."Not just in the footballing side, just personally, he gives a lot of energy to the dressing room, and I'm sure he will be very good for Liverpool."Milos Kerkez during a Liverpool training session.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Today07:56 BSTYan Diomande agreement RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande has verbally agreed to join PSG this summer, should both clubs reach an agreement on a transfer fee, according to the French outlet Foot Mercato.The teenager is also of interest to Liverpool, with a price tag of at least $117 million (£85 million) heading into the summer, which is a lot for a player of limited top-level experience.Yan Diomande has reportedly agreed to a transfer this summer(Image: Getty Images)Today07:23 BSTAndoni Iraola latest Liverpool is expected to appoint Andoni Iraola as Arne Slot's replacement, but the exact timeline is yet to emerge on when that might be confirmed.Iraola is open to joining the Reds and the talks therefore should, in theory, be fairly straightforward.