Liverpool have been handed a significant increase of their seek for a brand new right-back to interchange Trent Alexander-Arnold.
talkSPORT understands the Reds are eager on Bayer Leverkusen star Jeremie Frimpong and he might be snapped up for lower than £30million this summer season.
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Frimpong may show one of many discount signings of the summer season because of his cut-price launch clause.
talkSPORT sources have confirmed the 24-year-old Netherlands worldwide has a clause in his contract which permits him to go away Leverkusen for simply £29.7m [€35m] when the switch window opens.
The ex-Man Metropolis academy ace has been on the radar of Liverpool boss Arne Slot who goals to bolster his facet after their Premier League successful season.
And right-back shall be a key place to fill because of Alexander-Arnold’s exit to Actual Madrid.
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However whereas it is going to be one in all their priorities, it is not the one place Slot is seeking to strengthen because the boss goals so as to add high quality to a few different key areas of the pitch.
The Dutch boss set to be given a tidy kitty to signal new gamers after guiding Liverpool to a twentieth prime flight title in his first season in cost.
With goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili prepared because of arrive from Valencia, the Reds will look to land a brand new left-back, centre-back and striker, in addition to a attainable Alexander-Arnold substitute.
Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez is a number one contender at left-back because the membership appears to help 31-year-old Andy Robertson, whereas Cherries teammate Dean Huijsen can also be on their radar with query marks over Jarell Quansah’s Anfield future.
Ought to Frimpong joined Liverpool, he would doubtless obtain an honest enhance in his present wages, stated to be round £65,000-a-week, so as to add alongside his New Stability boot deal reportedly price £20m.
Frimpong is already good associates with just a few Liverpool stars by way of the Dutch nationwide workforce.
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The defender fuelled hypothesis over a summer season transfer by greeting Ryan Gravenberch in a scouse accent throughout a current worldwide break.
Greeting him with a smile and a handshake, Frimpong might be heard saying to the Liverpool midfielder: “Alright la. You alright? You alright, la?”
Virgil van Dijk can also be his nationwide workforce captain, whereas Cody Gakpo is a daily within the Oranje workforce, to not point out it’s the nation the place Slot hails from.
Frimpong is thought to be among the finest right-backs in Europe because of his type for Bayer Leverkusen.
Underneath the management of Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso, Frimpong has helped Leverkusen to each the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles throughout his 4 years with the German membership.
Having began his profession in Manchester Metropolis’s academy, he then moved to Celtic the place he made his first workforce breakthrough.
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He then moved to Germany for an undisclosed payment in January 2021.
Frimpong’s constant and spectacular performances at membership stage have earned him ten senior Dutch worldwide caps.
In 189 video games for Leverkusen he has supplied 44 assists and scored 29 objectives.
Platformed by Alonso’s wing-back system, evidently Frimpong is a significant attacking menace and has even been deployed as a winger for his nationwide facet.
Frimpong’s explosive acceleration, dribbling type and crossing capacity permits him to thrive in counter-attacking set ups.
He ranks within the prime percentile of progressive carries compared to full-backs in response to FBREF.
However any Liverpool followers wanting a extra defensively strong right-back to interchange Alexander-Arnold could also be left wanting by the proficient star.
Whereas affective going ahead and his pace which means he’s adept at restoration runs, Frimpong has not demonstrated a constant capacity to develop into a brick wall, lockdown defender, which has typically been a criticism laid at Alexander-Arnold’s door throughout his Anfield profession.
