Liverpool: Andoni Iraola can make success of step up from Bournemouth at Anfield, with Spaniard primed to become next Reds boss after Arne Slot's sacking

3 June 2026, 11:28 | Updated: 3 June 2026, 15:45

Andoni Iraola will face a "completely different" challenge at Liverpool - but after his "small scale" success on the south coast he is primed to bring his "magic" with him to Anfield.

That's the verdict of Sky Sports News reporter Mark McAdam, who has covered Iraola's rapid rise at Bournemouth first-hand.

Iraola has now verbally agreed to become the next Liverpool head coach, following Arne Slot's sacking, and in the Liverpool's Big Summer podcast special, McAdam outlined the enormity of the step-up the Spaniard is facing.

He also explained why he believes Iraola is well prepared for the demands of the role...

'One of the biggest challenges in world football'

"I think he's ready but ultimately we don't we don't know how ready he is because everything is completely different," said McAdam.

"I walk into a Bournemouth press conference on a Friday and there will be four or five journalists there. He's going to walk into a Liverpool press conference and suddenly he's going to be faced with 25, 30, 40 journalists maybe even more on a Champions League night.

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