Iraola arrives at Liverpool in preparation to succeed Slott

The Spanish coach’s plane lands at Liverpool Airport

Spain’s Andoni Iraola, the former Bournemouth manager, arrived in Merseyside on Thursday as he prepares to sign a deal with Liverpool to take charge of the Reds from next season.

A number of press releases were revealed later Dutch coach Arne Slott was fired from the position of “Liverpool” coachLast Saturday, Iraola would have been the most popular candidate to succeed him.

In turn, the Liverpool Echo newspaper clarified that Iraola’s plane from San Sebastian, Spain landed at Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Thursday morning, and the Spanish coach is expected to sign a two-year contract after already reaching a verbal agreement with the Reds.

Iraola announced that he was leaving Bournemouth before the end of last season after spending 3 years as the team’s technical director.

Iraola led Bournemouth to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League this season and the club’s first ever appearance in the Europa League.

On the other hand, Liverpool’s season under Slott was disappointing as the team failed to retain the Premier League title and finished the season in fifth place.

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