Andoni Iraola insists he is happy with Liverpool’s transfer business but hinted he did not get everything he wanted.

A week ago the Basque said he had been speaking with the recruitment team about what he felt was required since his first day in the job in July.

And while reinforcements arrived in wide areas, with a £123million deal for primary target Bradley Barcola completed on Monday to add to the signings of fellow winger Victor Munoz and centre-backs Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo (on loan), the squad still has weaker areas.

“I’m very happy with all the signings we’ve made. I know the next question – ‘Do you want more signings in other positions?’,” said Iraola.

“At the end the club has decided those signings we have done are the ones that improved our team and our position.

“There were other options we decided not to take, for different reasons. Sometimes it is sporting reasons because they don’t improve what you have, sometimes it is economical reasons as it didn’t make sense in terms of the market to do those movements.

“But I’m happy now I know what we have, I have a lot of quality in the team and now it is the moment for us, for the players, for me to develop what we have.”

A lot of emphasis has been put on the signing of Barcola, for whom Liverpool paid £106m up front with £17m in add-ons, but the 24-year-old may need a period of acclimatisation.

He has not played since scoring in France’s 6-4 defeat to England in the World Cup third-place play-off and did not feature in any of Paris St Germain’s pre-season games.

It means he is likely to start on the bench for Friday’s trip to Ipswich having trained just three times with his new team-mates.

“It is true he hasn’t had minutes in pre-season but he has been training normal with the group and then it’s a decision we have to make,” added Iraola.

“I think he is in a good place but we have to consider he hasn’t had the minutes in the pre-season games.”

Liverpool’s forward line is arguably where they are strongest, having retained Cody Gakpo despite interest from Manchester City and Tottenham.

The Netherlands international has one goal and one assist from the first two matches, having played on both the left and the right.

Iraola said he had not been affected by the uncertainty over his future.

“Cody is a very smart player. My relationship with him has been honest since the beginning,” he said.

“He was always aware of the situations in the market. We were constantly talking with each other. He has trained very well and I hope we keep him at the same level.

“He is in a good place, physically, mentally. I am very glad to keep Cody because he is a very valuable player.”

Of the players currently injured, defender Joe Gomez is expected to return to training next week, while fellow centre-back Giovanni Leoni – out for a year after ACL surgery – should be back in training during the international break later this month.

Forward Federico Chiesa (back) should also return during that spell, but right-back Conor Bradley (knee) and striker Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) remain long-term absentees.