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The Liverpool boss has stopped talking now.

A breezy 15 minutes from Andoni Iraola.

He seemed on good form though, happy that the transfer window had closed so he could get down to business moulding the group.

Stick with us for all of his top lines, and please do get in touch with your thoughts on what he had to say.

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Andoni Iraola was asked if there was any news on a new contract for Rio Ngumoha.

His answer was a flat no.

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On team news, Joe Gomez is expected to resume training next week.

More to follow.

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola on Cody Gakpo remaining in the squad: "Cody is a very smart player. My relationship with him has been honest since the beginning. He has performed with us very well, in all the pre-season games, in all the games. He scored in the first game, assisted in the next one.

"He was well aware of the situation in the market - we were constantly talking with each other. He has trained very well and I hope we keep him at the same level. He is in a good place, physically, mentally.

"I am glad to keep Cody because he is a valuable player."

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola was asked if Bradley Barcola was ready to start.

He says he is in a good place but has to consider that the France forward has not many minutes under his belt after missing games for Paris St-Germain.

Does that help, Daniel?

Andoni Iraola says he expects him to be in the squad, that's as much as we can offer you Daniel...

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On playing Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back, Andoni Iraola says everyone is ready to help play in different positions and the Hungary captain is ready to do it.

More to follow.

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola on new signing Bradley Barcola: "We are very happy with Bradley. He was our priority, let's say, to sign a very very good player in that position.

"He has come with the right mentality. I liked from him that he wanted Liverpool a lot. He just wanted to come here and I think that is a good first sign and being the player that he is and the things that he has won.

"He has come with the willingness to help us. I am very happy with him and he trained well with us. If everything goes well in training today, he will definitely be available for tomorrow's game."

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Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola was also asked about Cody Gakpo and the fact the Netherlands forward did not move to Manchester City.

He is also very happy with Cody and has spoken with him since the decision was made for him to stay.

Iraola also says he is happy with the wide players available to him and says they can cover both the right and left flanks.

He added he trusts the players he has and his job is now to help them to perform.

More to follow.

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Here is Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola.

First question, you guessed it...

He is very happy with the Bradley Barcola signing and likes that the France forward was so keen on the move, arriving with the "willingness to help us".

Iraola says he is training with the group today and almost certain to be in the squad for Friday, all being well...

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Bradley Barcola and his lofty price tag are sure to be among the hot topics in Andoni Iraola's news conference this morning.

The Liverpool boss is due to face the media shortly, stick with us for live quotes...

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Bradley Barcola says he "didn't ask questions" when he heard about Liverpool's interest in signing him.

"It's a great pride to be able to play for Liverpool. I'm very happy," the France international told club media.

"I hope to achieve very big things," he added. "First of all, winning the Premier League – it's one of my biggest dreams in my life.

"It is to do that and to stay in this team in the long term – that's why I signed a long contract – and I hope I can do it.

"I had the chance to play twice in this stadium and I saw the atmosphere and how the fans were behind the Liverpool players.

"When I knew about Liverpool's interest in me, I didn't ask questions and I knew it was a very big club for me."

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport

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Bradley Barcola is the statement signing Liverpool fans have craved all summer. With his expensive price tag, however, comes pressure.

He will be expected to hit the ground running, but he does have form against Premier League opposition.

"Liverpool is a good fit for Barcola, especially because of Iraola. He is so good at improving players and Barcola is not the finished product," Pierre-Etienne Minonzio, football journalist for L'Equipe, told BBC Sport.

"It was exactly the same with Ousmane Dembele. Two or three years ago, Dembele was so good at dribbling and running, but sometimes when he was in front of goal he was making bad choices.

"Barcola is a bit like that in the finishing aspect of his game, but he will improve with the right manager - and I think Iraola is the right manager."

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• Curtis Jones (Inter Milan)
• Stefan Bajcetic (Celta Vigo)
• Ibrahima Konate (Real Madrid)
• Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor)
• Andy Robertson (Tottenham)
• Harvey Elliott (Valencia, on loan)
• Lucca Brughmans (Genk, on loan)
• Ifeanyi Ndukwe (Levante, on loan)
• Calvin Ramsay (St Mirren, on loan)
• Armin Pecsi (TSV Hartberg on loan)

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• Bradley Barcola (Paris St-Germain)
• Jeremy Jacquet (Rennes)
• Victor Munoz (Osasuna)
• Lucca Brughmans (Genk, will not arrive until 2027-28)
• Ifeanyi Ndukwe (Austria Vienna)
• Ronald Araujo (Barcelona, on loan)

Aadam Patel
Football Reporter

Liverpool had the highest net spend in the Premier League over the summer window and internally there is a belief that they had a good window, which culminated in bringing in Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain for £123m.

Andoni Iraola will speak for the first time since that deal was confirmed and he will be able to shed more light on Liverpool's business over the summer.

In recent days, Liverpool rejected a bid for Cody Gakpo from Manchester City while Harvey Elliott has gone to Valencia on loan, but there is certainly a feeling among the fanbase that this squad perhaps needed more incomings.

Andoni Iraola will be hoping to get off to a better start at Liverpool than he did with Bournemouth.

His first campaign as Cherries manager started with a nightmare run of nine league games without a win.

He managed just three draws and six defeats in those opening nine games.

Patience paid off though, as the Spaniard led Bournemouth to a comfortable mid-table finish (12th) in his debut campaign in the Premier League.

Things steadily improved from there, with an eighth-place finish in his second season and sixth place last season.

Iraola knows that he will need to improve upon those numbers if he is to be considered a success at Liverpool, and he will not be granted as much time to get it right.

But if he can turn the club around in a similar fashion then Liverpool will give him the platform to challenge for honours.

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