Liverpool confirm deal to sign Jeremie Frimpong after Trent Alexander-Arnold exit

Liverpool have signed right-back Jeremie Frimpong, with moving quickly to replace the outgoing . The 24-year-old has signed a five-year deal at Anfield.

The Reds agreed to pay his £29.5million release clause, a relative bargain given the huge interest in the player. It will be paid in three equal instalments.

The transfer softens the huge blow they were dealt after , ending his 20-year association with his boyhood club.

The England international - who has worked with Frimpong for the last three seasons and helped turn him into the talent he is today.

Frimpong is now seen as one of Europe's most exciting attacking full-backs after bagging ten goals and seven assists in Leverkusen's incredible undefeated Bundesliga winning campaign last year - as they also won the German Cup.

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This year he has followed it up with five goals and eight assists, showing his impressive attacking traits from his own defensive third and now have swooped for his signature.

Frimpong said: “It went quite easy. Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me it was a no-brainer. For me, it was like, ‘Whatever you guys do, just get this done’, [speaking to] my agents: ‘Just get this done.’

“Liverpool fans, I’m going to give my all, my energy, my work-rate and hopefully we can win together, we celebrate together, get everything together. I’m just excited to be here. Thank you guys for accepting me and I won’t let you guys down and I’ll give you the energy that you guys want.”

In a statement, Leverkusen said: "After four-and-a-half seasons with the Werkself, Jeremie Frimpong has completed a move to LFC. Thank you for everything, Jerry, and the very best of luck!"

Frimpong represents the Netherlands national team and becomes the latest Dutchman at Anfield after Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk and - but he doesn't actually speak the language.

He was born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents before moving to Manchester and joining aged nine - meaning his first language is English. He spent nine years with the club but never made a senior appearance for the club and joined Celtic in 2019.

Frimpong won the treble with the Bhoys before joining Leverkusen for just £1.5m. There, he lifted three trophies and made 190 appearances, scoring 30 times across five seasons. He actually could have joined Liverpool as a schoolboy but opted to play for City because their training ground was only a bus ride away from where he lived in Manchester.

He explained: "There were many scouts, but Liverpool was my first choice. I wanted to sign there, but nobody in my family drove a car then and Liverpool was far away. Manchester City was much closer, so that made a lot more sense."

Frimpong has been on Slot's radar ever since it became clear that Alexander-Arnold would not be signing a new contract. He appears ready-made for the Dutch coach's style of play because he is fast, loves to attack and is dangerous going forward.

When he was at Feyenood, Slot once said: "I like players who can change direction at speed and force things to happen. You can't have enough of them."

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