Maghnes Akliouche's contract agreement as Andoni Iraola confirms Liverpool call

As a result, Iraola will officially launch Liverpool’s pre-season campaign with only two new additions on board. The first is Jeremy Jacquet, whose transfer was completed this month following an initial agreement reached last winter. The Frenchman could make his Reds debut against Sunderland on Saturday.

The second is 23-year-old Spanish World Cup winner Victor Munoz, who was signed during the summer tournament. The Reds will hope to bounce back from a disappointing fifth-placed finish last season as we look into the latest summer plans of the Premier League side.

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The Reds boss has confirmed that Pablo de la Torre will serve as his No. 2 at Liverpool. Iraola brought his fellow Spaniard, alongside Tommy Elphick and Shaun Cooper, to Merseyside last month. De La Torre has worked alongside Iraola since their Rayo Vallecano days together and was previously recognised as the fitness coach at the La Liga club and Bournemouth.

The 43-year-old discussed the significance of his trusted coaches also making the switch to Liverpool before speaking enthusiastically about De La Torre's attributes. "For me, it was important they came with me," Iraola said during Liverpool's pre-season tour of Chicago.

"Pablo is a physical coach but has been with me almost all the years I have been coaching. So for me, he is much more than a physical coach, really. He is an assistant and we know each other very well."

Liverpool remain in the hunt for a winger with the club still to secure a replacement for Mohamed Salah. Monaco and France star Akliouche has been mentioned as a potential target for the Reds, according to Sky Sports.

Nevertheless, the Premier League outfit are once more locked in competition with Paris Saint-Germain, having already gone head-to-head in the pursuit of Yan Diomande earlier this summer. The RB Leipzig star is understood to favour a switch to the Champions League holders, and a comparable situation has reportedly emerged in Akliouche's case.

Fabrizio Romano has suggested the 24-year-old is keen to join the French champions, with the two sides already reaching an agreement on personal terms for a potential contract. He did urge caution over supporters assuming the Frenchman's transfer to PSG is finalised, clarifying that talks between the clubs remain ongoing, but he insists they remain in pole position in another blow for the Reds.

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