LFC News: Barcola Full Debut 'Boost' & New £300m Deal

Bradley Barcola could be in line to make his full Liverpool debut due to a notable training absence, and the club will have a new shirt sponsor from next season! Cody Gakpo misses training, start chance for Bradley Barcola Liverpool trained without Gakpo at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday afternoon, with reporters declaring his absence a 'precaution'. It is far from ideal given his recent form, but it opens the door for a full debut for Barcola, who played a little under 30 minutes off the bench at Ipswich on Friday. Iraola did not mention any issue for Gakpo in his pre-match conference earlier in the day, but he did say the new signing is 'ready to play more minutes.' Barcola is not at peak match fitness after sitting out PSG's pre-season schedule as he waited for his transfer to be sanctioned, but Iraola has noted he welcomes any player willing to give everything for over 50 minutes before coming off. Rio Ngumoha and Victor Munoz are the other options on the left should Gakpo not be declared fit in time. It would be nice to see Barcola start at the first opportunity at Anfield! READ NEXT Gakpo absent as Gomez rejoins Liverpool training for Atletico Madrid LFC News: Record £300m shirt sponsor & Mac Allister contract disappointment • Liverpool announced they will have a new shirt sponsor from next season, with Turkish Airlines taking over from Standard Chartered in a deal worth £300m – you just know the 'jokes' that will come… • Atletico Madrid have named a 24-man squad for their trip to Anfield, which includes Julian Alvarez after his attempt to join Barcelona in the summer – you can see their full squad here • Alexis Mac Allister publicly admitted he feels 'very sad' at having received no contract offer from Liverpool, with the midfielder conceding there was a 'chance' he could have left in the summer • Iraola has changed the team's training schedule to a similar approach to Jurgen Klopp, by training closer to the kick-off time the following day – if he has similar results, no one will complain! Atletico must be the night Anfield embraces Iraola Ahead of Iraola's first Champions League night at Anfield, Peter Bolster is ready for the occasion to mark the club's new chapter and embrace a head coach who knows he needs to earn his place: 'While Forest marked Iraola's competitive Anfield arrival, Wednesday's meeting with Atletico Madrid occupies a different psychological space – this is the first night where the scale of the job really comes into view. 'The biggest ground Iraola had previously called home as a manager was Rayo Vallecano's Estadio de Vallecas, at around 14,700. 'Even if you put together the stadium capacities of AEK Larnaca, Mirandes, Rayo and Bournemouth, Anfield would still have more than 21,000 seats to spare. That is the jump he has made.' READ NEXT Atletico Madrid must be the night Anfield truly embraces Andoni Iraola Football News: Ballon d'Or nominees and 2 ex-Reds clash in Champions League • NO Liverpool player has made the 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist this year or young talent nomination for Rio Ngumoha, but there are places for ex-Reds Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane on the list (Ballon d'Or) • If you're looking for a feel-good story, Como's president and several directors have given their seats to elderly supporters to attend the club's Champions League debut. Class! (Mirwan Suwarso) • Newcastle have warned they will continue to sell their best players to meet financial requirements in the Premier League and Europe as they seek to challenge by 2030 – they have a few more players Liverpool could look at! (Telegraph) • Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones could face off in the Champions League tonight as Real Madrid host Inter – imagine telling someone that a few years ago! Liverpool FC: Did you know? Liverpool last played on September 8 in 2001, and before then their last match on this date was in 1990. The Reds lost the most recent game on this day in a 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa at Anfield, a match that saw Steven Gerrard shown a red card for a poor tackle on George Boateng. The result in 1990 was more favourable, with John Barnes and Ronnie Whelan's first-half goals enough to clinch a 2-1 win at Wimbledon. This time of year has been reserved for international fixtures in recent years, but after the decision to combine the September and October breaks, we can now enjoy more fixtures before the season is paused.