Andoni Iraola’s appointment as Liverpool boss has opened the door for the Reds to make a move for Bournemouth’s Brazil international Rayan – but not until January at the earliest.
The i Paper understands that Iraola is a “huge fan” of Rayan, who made a stunning start to his Premier League career with five goals in his first 15 matches. With Liverpool looking to shake up their attacking options in the wake of Mo Salah’s departure he was already on the club’s radar before the decision to appoint Iraola. That is likely to be firmed up now he is in charge.
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Liverpool are in talks with RB Leipzig over their coveted forward Yan Diomande but the 19-year-old is valued at around £120m by the Bundesliga club. The Ivory Coast international is understood to be keen on the move – and the prospect of becoming Salah’s heir – but there would need to be movement on the price before the transfer can move forward.
Diomande is a long-term target (Photo: Getty)The general feeling among recruitment executives is that this summer’s market will not reach the heights of last year, when Liverpool’s huge recruitment drive was reflective of unprecedented demand for forwards. The Reds want to add players and are also in the market for a right-back and midfielder.
Iraola has been appointed as head coach rather than manager of Liverpool and the title is probably a fair reflection of someone who, during his time at Bournemouth, was happy to work collaboratively on recruitment.
‘He’ll get the best out of what he has’
Liverpool’s transfer plans for this summer are already in motion and Iraola’s appointment will not require a drastic change of direction.
“Andoni is someone who is not obsessed with transfers or always asking for this or that – he’s a manager who likes to coach and get the best out of what he has,” one source who has worked with him told The i Paper.
The i Paper understands that Bournemouth are fairly relaxed at the prospect of Iraola encouraging a raid of his former club.
Iraola was one of the driving forces behind moves to bring Rayan and Adrien Truffert to his former club, but Liverpool already have Milos Kerkez and the Brazil forward is happy to stay at Bournemouth this summer.
He has a release clause that activates in January but it is a whopping £130m before it lowers in value in each subsequent transfer window. There’s an expectation that he will stay.
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He has no release clause and his price tag would be “well in excess” of £100m if anyone were ready to test the market. His future may depend on whether Kroupi or his representatives push to move – something that they haven’t done yet – and then it would be up to his suitors to meet Bournemouth’s huge asking price.
But at this stage the Cherries are not expecting a flood of departures, with Alex Scott and Tyler Adams also expected to stay at a club that has the luxury of European football next term.
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