Iraola: Liverpool Need a Winger, Want to Keep Mac Allister
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- Iraola said Liverpool have "obvious" areas to address in the transfer market following the departures of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konaté.
- Liverpool have already completed summer signings of defender Jérémy Jacquet and forward Víctor Muñoz, but Iraola said "we definitely need to sign a winger" among the remaining gaps.
- Mac Allister will return for preseason training later in the summer after reaching the World Cup final with Argentina, and has two years remaining on his contract.
- Iraola said he wants to keep Mac Allister despite reported links to Spain, calling the 27-year-old "one of the best players of the club last year" who "has done a very good World Cup."
- Liverpool are currently in the United States for their Premier League preseason tour, with matches scheduled against Sunderland, Leeds United and Wrexham.
Why it matters: Liverpool have lost three senior players in Salah, Robertson and Konaté and now have a publicly admitted winger vacancy. Holding onto Mac Allister — fresh off a World Cup final — would preserve a key midfield pillar during a summer that already demands major squad surgery.
