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Iraola’s preference is to name the team on the morning of the game and he saves the post-match debrief with his players for the day after the match.
There is a sense of pragmatism with his media interactions, too, after a situation where his comments to LFC TV following a pre-season friendly against Monaco were widely reported.
Iraola conceded Liverpool had run out of steam after 30 minutes and did
Alexander Isak says joining Liverpool last summer was an “easy decision”.
The Sweden striker arrived from Newcastle on transfer deadline day in September 2025 for a British record transfer fee of £125m.
“[Liverpool] is a massive club, and everything about the club made it pretty clear,” he told BBC Sport’s The Football Interview.
“And the club’s ambition and the club’s will to get me in as well. It
Leeds United are close to agreeing a club-record deal with Manchester City for goalkeeper James Trafford.
Sky Sports News understands that the proposed transfer for the England international is understood to be worth at least £40m plus add-ons, which is a record for an English goalkeeper.
Leeds’ previous record-signing was Georginio Rutter from Hoffenheim for around £35.5m in January 2023.
Finding a new first-choice goalkeeper is a priority for Leeds
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It has taken a while, but Birmingham look to have broken the back of League One – seven points clear at the top and 11 ahead of third place – a return to the Championship seems inevitable.
But, and Blues fans always know there is a but, the next five games will be a huge test with Charlton, Reading, Leyton Orient, Wycombe and Bolton to come in the space
Hourihane has previously spoken about how he is “no longer scared” of retiring as a player after moving into coaching in recent years.
“I’m delighted with what I’ve done in my playing career and hopefully I can get a little bit of success in the next chapter as well,” he said.
Following Derby’s promotion back to the Championship, a division the club plummeted from while in administration in 2022, Hourihane
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says moving to England was “one of the best decisions in my life” as he approaches 400 games as manager in the country.
The match between Chelsea and Pochettino’s former club Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Thursday will be the Argentine’s 400th in English football.
The 52-year-old had spells at Southampton and Spurs before taking charge of the Blues at the beginning of this season.
