When will Liverpool officially unveil Andoni Iraola as new head coach after striking ‘agreement’

It now seems to be just a matter of when and not if Andoni Iraola will be appointed as the new head coach of Liverpool FC.

Almost immediately after the sacking of Arne Slot last Saturday, the former Bournemouth boss was installed as the firm favourite to take the reins at Anfield, and talks have been taking place between the relevant parties over the past few days.

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It was reported that the Reds were aiming to finalise the 43-year-old’s appointment before the World Cup commences in eight days’ time, but it now seems as though an announcement could be made even sooner.

On Tuesday night, The Athletic ‘s David Ornstein reported that Liverpool have reached a ‘verbal agreement’ with Iraola to become their new head coach, and he’s expected to take the job on an initial two-year contract.

The Spaniard is keen to bring several of his former Bournemouth staff with him to Merseyside, including Pablo de la Torre, Tommy Elphick, Shaun Cooper and Tom Webber, and the Anfield club are hoping to ‘appoint and present’ the 43-year-old before the end of this week.

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While it’d be unwise to jump the gun and assume that Iraola’s appointment is a done deal before he’s officially announced (think back to the Marc Guehi saga last year), it looks for all the world as though it should be concluded over the next four days or so.