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Updated · Liverpool FC · Jul 26

Liverpool Beats Sunderland 4-2 in Iraola's First Game as Szoboszlai, Chiesa and Koumas Score

Updated

Updated · Liverpool FC · Jul 26

Liverpool Beats Sunderland 4-2 in Iraola's First Game as Szoboszlai, Chiesa and Koumas Score

Q: With a major injury exposing Liverpool's defense, which rumored star centre-back will Iraola urgently sign before the season begins?

There is no confirmed urgent signing yet, but the strongest current rumor points to **Ilya Zabarnyi** as the most believable immediate target. The injury to Joe Gomez has intensified Liverpool’s need for a senior centre-back, and the additional reporting says the club has held talks over Zabarnyi, with Paris Saint-Germain valuing the Ukraine international at around **€60 million**. Liverpool are said to prefer a loan with an option to buy, while PSG want either a permanent sale or a loan that becomes an obligation. Other names remain in the frame, including **Nico Schlotterbeck, Joel Ordóñez, Micky van de Ven** and **Maxence Lacroix**, but none appears closer than Zabarnyi based on the material provided. Schlotterbeck has also been complicated by injury concerns, while Ordóñez is more often described as a serious option rather than an advanced deal. So the answer is that **Zabarnyi is the rumored star centre-back most urgently linked with Liverpool right now**. That said, it is still a rumor rather than a done transfer, and the club’s final move could yet depend on Gomez’s diagnosis and the availability of other targets before the season starts.

3 articles · Updated · Liverpool FC · Jul 26

GEODIS Park saw Liverpool open pre-season with a 4-2 win over Sunderland, recovering after the visitors briefly led in the second half.
Kieran Morrison struck first before Dominik Szoboszlai, Federico Chiesa and Lewis Koumas sealed the comeback in Andoni Iraola's debut on the touchline.
Iraola called the result a good starting point, though Joe Gomez went off injured early in the match.
The win begins Liverpool's summer schedule in Nashville, with Alex Isak, Flo Wirtz and Ryan Gravenberch due to link up with the squad in Chicago.