New Liverpool boss Iraola admits Salah replacement might have 'different skills'

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iraola-andoni/xpALVpwq/"]Iraola[/a], who signed a two-year deal with the side, has said he wants to give [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] fans "a team they can be proud of" as he takes over a club that finished trophyless under Arne Slot last season. [/p][p]The Reds have seen [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/munoz-victor/EBMXXrd3/"]Victor Munoz[/a] arrive in a deal from Osasuna over the past month, but the club have also lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Salah[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Ibrahima Konate[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robertson-andrew/6e7Be9VI/"]Andrew Robertson[/a] this summer as their rebuild continues.[/p][p]Salah, who made 442 appearances for the club, scored 257 goals, and provided 120 assists across all competitions as he established himself as a club legend. [/p][p]Speaking this week, Iraola revealed that as Liverpool try to replace him, they will not try and bring in a player who can match his exact skill set.[/p][embed guid="a3fa2268-cad8-46df-92ec-e25b164ccd5b" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2078020421509603559" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I think it’s one of the challenges when I arrived… I think we cannot expect to sign a winger that is going to replace Mo Salah because otherwise we are preparing him to fail almost.[/b][/p][p][b]"I think obviously we need someone in that area but probably will have different skills. He can maybe complement the team in another way, and we are working on it definitely!"[/b][/p][p]Liverpool travel to America next Monday for preseason before games against Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds United. The hunt for a new winger continues, but fans will have to wait a number of weeks to see a fresh face, according to reports.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow the latest transfer news and rumours here.[/a][/b][/p][image alt="Liverpool's upcoming matches" id="5ea00970-bbac-453f-b17b-58b033ef38fa" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e2d9b754-4bb8-4587-bd09-c258da22fbdb" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /]