{
  "id": 14385465,
  "title": "Liverpool boss Iraola has 100% trust in Wirtz and Barcola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/liverpool-boss-iraola-has-100-trust-in-wirtz-and-barcola-14385465",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:58:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444147/liverpool-boss-iraola-has-100-trust-in-wirtz-and-barcola"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Liverpool's manager Andoni Iraola is fully confident in the abilities of new signings Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola. Despite the club's significant investment of over £200 million, both players have received criticism for their performances. Wirtz had a disappointing season thus far, contributing only one assist, while Barcola, who joined in August, has yet to score or provide an assist. Speaking ahead of their Champions League match against LASK, Iraola expressed his trust in the duo, acknowledging their occasional good and bad games. He pointed out that even if a player like Lewis Koumas scores with assistance from Barcola, they would still praise his individual performance. Iraola emphasized that Wirtz and Barcola are players he trusts completely. The team will face LASK in Linz on Wednesday, followed by a Premier League game against Brentford on Saturday.",
  "summary": "Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has no doubts that big-money signings Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola will deliver for the club and says their contributions to the side are being overlooked due to the constant focus on their transfer fees. Liverpool spent over £200 million ($265 million) to acquire the pair but both have come in for criticism. Wirtz had an underwhelming 2025-26 campaign and has…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/liverpool-boss-iraola-has-100-trust-in-wirtz-and-barcola",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:47:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Liverpool given fresh hope over January raid for £100m wizard who Andoni Iraola dubbed ‘amazing’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/liverpool-given-fresh-hope-over-january-raid-for-100m-wizard-who",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:32:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}