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Villarreal’s Iñigo Pérez ready to meet Iraola again in test of old bond
Refused a work permit at Bournemouth, Pérez comes face to face with Liverpool’s head coach in Champions League On Iñigo Pérez’s first day as a head coach he took a call from Andoni Iraola, just as he had every day for mo
Published 20 October 2026 at 07:00 UTC
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nths. They had known each other for 22 years, lived in the same residency, come through the same academy and played in the same team; they had worked side by side, manager and assi