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Liverpool confirm first summer signing as Arne Slot brings in bargain Trent Alexander-Arnold replacement

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen. Frimpong moves to Anfield after the Reds triggered his £29.5million release clause. GettyFrimpong is Slot’s first signing of the summer[/caption] The 2023/24 Bundesliga champion has signed a five-year contract and becomes Arne Slot‘s first signing of the summer. Slot has moved quickly to find a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who will leave the club this summer. Alexander-Arnold, who was set to depart on a free transfer, will join Real Madrid in a £10m fee in order to play at the Club World Cup. Dutch defender Frimpong has been one of the best players at Leverkusen in the Xabi Alonso era. He has racked up 38 goal involvements (19 goals, 19 assists) over the last two seasons. The 24-year-old is likely to take the number 30 shirt at Liverpool, the same number he wore at Leverkusen. The last person to wear was former academy graduate Suso a decade ago. Expressing his delight at sealing the switch, 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.’ GettyFrimpomg is regarded as one the best full-backs in world football[/caption] “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.” He added: “I spoke to the manager a few times. He sounds very positive. He says I can bring a lot of energy and my qualities, my speed. “Especially when a manager is talking positively about you, it gives you very good confidence that he believes in you. I’ve had good conversations with him. “I’m really excited [to work with Arne Slot]. Even when I was at [the] national team, some of the Feyenoord boys would tell me about him and be like, ‘He’s the best coach I’ve ever had.’ Things like this. “So, I’ve always heard good things about the coach. Now he’s going to be my coach, so I’m excited for that.” It will likely be busy summer for Liverpool following their Premier League title success. They also want to bring in Frimpong’s Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz, with a deal likely to cost in excess of £100m.

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Liverpool confirm first summer signing as Arne Slot brings in bargain Trent Alexander-Arnold replacement

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen.

Frimpong moves to Anfield after the Reds triggered his £29.5million release clause.

Frimpong is Slot’s first signing of the summer[/caption]

The 2023/24 Bundesliga champion has signed a five-year contract and becomes Arne Slot‘s first signing of the summer.

Slot has moved quickly to find a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who will leave the club this summer.

Alexander-Arnold, who was set to depart on a free transfer, will join Real Madrid in a £10m fee in order to play at the Club World Cup.

Dutch defender Frimpong has been one of the best players at Leverkusen in the Xabi Alonso era.

He has racked up 38 goal involvements (19 goals, 19 assists) over the last two seasons.

The 24-year-old is likely to take the number 30 shirt at Liverpool, the same number he wore at Leverkusen.

The last person to wear was former academy graduate Suso a decade ago.

Expressing his delight at sealing the switch, 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.’

Frimpomg is regarded as one the best full-backs in world football[/caption]

“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.”

He added: “I spoke to the manager a few times. He sounds very positive. He says I can bring a lot of energy and my qualities, my speed.

“Especially when a manager is talking positively about you, it gives you very good confidence that he believes in you. I’ve had good conversations with him.

“I’m really excited [to work with Arne Slot]. Even when I was at [the] national team, some of the Feyenoord boys would tell me about him and be like, ‘He’s the best coach I’ve ever had.’ Things like this.

“So, I’ve always heard good things about the coach. Now he’s going to be my coach, so I’m excited for that.”

It will likely be busy summer for Liverpool following their Premier League title success.

They also want to bring in Frimpong’s Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz, with a deal likely to cost in excess of £100m.