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When BBC Sport spoke to Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan in New York, the message was very much that FSG will continue to invest when it comes to doing what is best to put the team in a place to win.
With Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool have solid options in midfield.
Szoboszlai and Gravenberch signed new contracts this year while Iraola will be hoping to get the best out of Mac Allister, who was nowhere near his best last season.
Curtis Jones' move to Inter Milan looks to be edging closer with Liverpool open to a sale around the £35m mark.
Any move will also depend on the future of Trey Nyoni, 19, who has had an excellent pre-season. There is positive news in that both Wataru Endo and Stefan Bajcetic are back in training while Harvey Elliott's next steps also remain to be seen.
Liverpool enquired about Adam Wharton earlier in the year but they are not the only club interested in the Crystal Palace midfielder.
One department where at least one more signing is guaranteed is up front, with PSG'S Bradley Barcola now Liverpool's primary target after they missed out on Yan Diomande. Liverpool have already signed Victor Munoz from Osasuna for £34m.
It would be unfair to tag Barcola as the direct replacement for Mohamed Salah but with PSG valuing him at £145m, it would be a statement signing.
Liverpool are more willing to do a deal at about £100m, with Barcola open to a move to Anfield. But there are currently no talks between the clubs.
Given the departure of Salah, expect to see more of 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha down the right flank.
Ngumoha looked a lot more comfortable down his preferred left against Leeds but he has the attributes to be a force down both sides for a manager who wants his wingers to be able to play on either flank.
Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz made encouraging starts to their pre-season but a decision needs to be made on Federico Chiesa, who wants to fight for his place at Liverpool despite links with a return to Italy.
Kieran Morrison, 19, had a good tour, scoring the first goal of the Iraola era and depending on depth, the expectation is that he will likely go on loan this season. More youngsters will be loaned out over the coming weeks.
In June, BBC Sport reported that Tottenham were among a number of clubs monitoring Cody Gakpo's situation but such a move would only take place if Liverpool have a replacement and given he has four years left on his contract, the Netherlands international would not come cheap.
Liverpool still view him as a proven attacker in the Premier League who can function in different ways and with Hugo Ekitike unlikely to feature this year because of a ruptured Achilles tendon, letting Gakpo go would be a big call.
Mike Gordon, the FSG president and essentially the managing owner of Liverpool, was in Chicago on Sunday.
Like everyone else associated with the club, he would have seen the excitement for the Iraola era in full flow in the first half before the realisation after the break this squad is in need of more incomings.
