Wataru Endo joined by two Liverpool stars reporting back early for pre-season
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Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola will oversee pre-season shortly, with Wataru Endo among those spotted working at the AXA Training Centre ahead of the squad reunitingWataru Endo during a Liverpool training session in February 2026.(Image: Nikki Dyer - Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool trio Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni and Stefan Bajcetic have all been back at the AXA Training Centre in recent days, preparing for a big summer.Endo missed the World Cup with Japan — withdrawing on the eve of the tournament because of an injury — while Leoni and Bajcetic have not played for some time. Andoni Iraola will run the rule over his new squad imminently.Leoni picked up an ACL injury on his only competitive appearance for Liverpool to date, which came last September.
His season was cut short because of an injury picked up at Sunderland in February.Iraola will begin implementing his ideas with his new squad in around a weeks' time. But several stars will be absent, such as Alexis Mac Allister and Alisson Becker, who are currently still at the World Cup.New signing Victor Munoz remains with Spain, though he is yet to feature for his country this summer because of a minor injury, while Jeremy Jacquet, who comes in for $83 million (£60 million), will be in from day one.Andoni Iraola, who has taken over as head coach of Liverpool(Image: Alex Broadway/Getty Images)Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez, who didn't qualify for the World Cup, should be there from the off, while Jeremie Frimpong was left out of the Netherlands' roster.With the World Cup edging closer to a conclusion and some players, including Curtis Jones, returning from holidays, there might be some more movement in the transfer market shortly.Jones has been the subject of interest from Inter Milan, though nothing has come of that yet, and there are others whose futures might change as a result of the change of head coach."For me, it's much easier to continue in the Premier League in terms of knowing the squad," Iraola said in his first interview as Reds boss.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
I think we have a very good squad."I think there is still work to do, like normally in every club in this moment of the season. For me, you are all new signings and I think we have a lot of quality in our squad, and [I'm] really looking forward to working with them."I only had, I think, Milos in the squad before — I know a couple, I've been talking to a couple before — but it will be lovely also to play again with Milos, try to improve him, try to help him in his development.