Back on the grass, Iraola's first preseason begins
Pre-season is underway at Kirkby. The club released an inside training video Friday showing ball work with Jacquet, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha, and others back on the pitch. Harvey Elliott posted on Instagram looking sharp and ready for the challenge.
Quiet Friday, but the rebuild is the real story
No breaking news today. And that is the calm before what shapes up as a defining summer. New manager Andoni Iraola has his squad back, Wirtz needs to show why the club paid £116m, and the Mac Allister to Madrid whispers will not go away on their own. The friendlies start soon. Then it gets real.
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The training video has lifted the mood. Fans on the subreddit are buzzing about seeing the squad back at Kirkby, with plenty of "like a new signing" jokes already circulating. Elliott's Instagram post drew warm reactions, supporters see a player genuinely up for the fight under Iraola. The Mac Allister thread about Pickford's attempted mockery was less kind: the consensus is Pickford should worry about his own goalkeeping first. Full thread here
