Who is Andoni Iraola? Highly rated Spaniard is tipped to become Liverpool manager after Arne Slot sacking

Arne Slot has been sacked by Liverpool FC. Liverpool said the process to appoint a successor to the Dutch manager is under way, with media reports linking Andoni Iraola to the role. Slot, who won the Premier League title in his first season, failed to live up to expectations in a roller-coaster second seasonwhere they finished fifth. Former Feyenoord boss Slot replaced Juergen Klopp in 2024 and the Dutchman impressed in his first season as Liverpool won the Premier League title on the back of Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah's 29 goals and 18 assists in the league.

Who is Andoni Iraola?

Spaniard Andoni Iraola guided Bournemouth to sixth in ​the league as they qualified for the Europa League for the first time. Iraola previously coached Rayo Vallecano who lost to Crystal Palace in the Conference League final.


Bournemouth's qualification for Europa League after a sixth-place Premier ​League finish was a ​perfect ending, departing manager Andoni Iraola said, admitting ​that he once believed reaching Europe was almost impossible.

The highly rated 43-year-old Spaniard, who said in April he would leave the club at the end of ‌the season after ⁠taking ⁠charge in 2023, oversaw a dramatic rise that culminated in Bournemouth's best-ever ​Premier League finish.

Bournemouth, who were in the third tier of ⁠English football 13 years ago, will play in ​Europe for the first time in their history. Iraola ​said securing European qualification had not been part of his initial expectations, as his primary focus was to reshape the team's style of play.