Liverpool plot move for Man Utd target to become first signing of Andoni Iraola era

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Published June 5, 2026 3:38pm Updated June 5, 2026 3:38pm Iraola was confirmed as the new Liverpool boss this week (Picture: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) Liverpool are weighing up a move for Bournemouth star Alex Scott who is also on Manchester United’s list of summer transfer targets. Scott thrived under Iraola last season and is also well-known to Liverpool’s sporting director Richard Hughes, who signed him for Bournemouth from Bristol City in 2023 when he led recruitment at the Vitality Stadium.

Scott has an excellent season at Bournemouth (Picture: Visionhaus/Getty Images) Scott, while not selected for the final squad, is with the England group for World Cup warm-up matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica and could make his senior debut on Saturday against the former. He was quizzed on Iraola’s appointment at Liverpool, believing there are big similarities to how he and Jurgen Klopp want their teams to play.

Iraola could be reunited with Scott at Anfield (Picture: AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images) ‘He is obviously a great manager; you see what we have done as a club at Bournemouth and how we have progressed over the three seasons he was with us,’ Scott said. ‘I think the way we press out of possession is very aggressive, maybe similar to the early Klopp teams Liverpool had, that fierce aggressiveness and pressing with the wingers. Arrow MORE: Jose Mourinho tells Real Madrid to sign £80m Manchester United target Arrow MORE: Marquinhos names Arsenal star as ‘the best in the world this season’ Arrow MORE: Arsenal want to sign £100m midfielder ahead of Man Utd and Man City In The Mixer’s World Cup special Everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day.