Andoni Iraola arrives at Anfield ahead of expected appointment as new Liverpool boss

[p]The 43-year-old flew into the city's John Lennon Airport on a private jet from San Sebastian in Spain and was driven away in a silver people carrier shortly afterwards.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iraola-andoni/xpALVpwq/"]Iraola[/a] is understood to have agreed a two-year deal to succeed Slot, who was sacked last Saturday after a miserable Premier League title defence.[/p][p]The Spaniard was quickly identified as the club's primary target and negotiations have been conducted swiftly as he had already agreed to leave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] at the end of this season.[/p][p]Slot led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] to a record-equalling 20th English league title in his debut season in 2024/25 but was powerless to halt Liverpool's slide in his second campaign in charge.[/p][embed guid="568ec215-a07f-4c92-9775-56ad2dd273a4" url="https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/2062534444888555559" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Reds finished fifth in the Premier League, 25 points behind champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], which at least guaranteed qualification for next season's Champions League.[/p][p]Iraola is expected to deliver a more urgent, aggressive style of football, which characterised the team under beloved former manager Jurgen Klopp.[/p][p]He earned rave reviews for Bournemouth's sixth-place finish in the Premier League this season, which secured European qualification for the first time in the club's history.[/p]