Arne Slot advised Jeremie Frimpong he nonetheless desires Liverpool to signal him

Jeremie Frimpong has been chatting with Arne Slot on the cellphone ‘so much’ in February.

The Bayer Leverkusen wing-back is known to be an individual of curiosity for Liverpool forward of the summer time switch window.

The intrigue is comprehensible, after all, on condition that there’s each chance vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold might depart the membership amid heavy hyperlinks to Actual Madrid.

It’s value noting, for these nonetheless unaware, that the No.66’s contract is because of expire on the finish of the 2024/25 season. Nevertheless, the Merseysiders do stay in talks with the fullback within the hope of convincing him to extend his Anfield keep.

Might Jeremie Frimpong change Trent Alexander-Arnold?

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Slot most definitely admires the Bundesliga defender, judging by the pair’s latest exercise.

Christian Falk additionally famous that the Dutch head coach’s curiosity is hardly contemporary; the 46-year-old wished Frimpong signed within the prior summer time window.

“Jeremie Frimpong and Arne Slot had been on the cellphone so much final month. Each are Dutch, and Slot wished to signal him in the summertime,” the top of soccer on the BILD Group advised CaughtOffside in his unique Reality Recordsdata column.

“The Liverpool head coach had been telling the fullback he was nonetheless eager to get him. Nevertheless, he’s very upfront and sincere, so Frimpong is conscious that, for the time being, a striker and a defender are the principle targets for Liverpool who aren’t going to get any charges in for Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah or Trent Alexander-Arnold ought to all three depart on the finish of their contracts this summer time.

“So, he is aware of that he’s No.3 on the to-do listing for Arne Slot, but when the membership can handle to signal each a striker and a defender – he would be the subsequent goal. His launch clause is sort of €40m, so it’s some huge cash!”

It shouldn’t go unnoticed, after all, that the Dutch worldwide does conduct himself fairly in another way to Alexander-Arnold on the fitting flank.

While Trent will supply overlapping runs down the fitting flank – and are available inside the center of the pitch – to showcase his world-class passing vary, his Leverkusen counterpart operates considerably in another way.

Jeremie Frimpong’s qualities will usually see him making an attempt to make use of his velocity and acceleration to tackle a person and assault the opponent’s 18-yard field. Liverpool’s right-back is way extra cautious in that regard, which raises questions on Frimpong’s viability as an Alexander-Arnold alternative.

Participant
Progressive Carries (per 90)
Profitable Take-Ons (per 90)
Touches in attacking penalty field (per 90)
Non-penalty xG (per 90)

Jeremie Frimpong
4.51
0.99
6.07
0.24

Trent Alexander-Arnold
1.84
0.60
1.54
0.08

Liverpool should keep in mind monetary limitations

While the Bundesliga wing-back’s near-€40m [£33.5m] launch clause seems a mere drop within the ocean, Liverpool’s monetary image isn’t fairly as rosy as some could think about.

As James Pearce has already identified, potential contract extensions for the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah would restrict the accessible cash within the pot for transfers.

The Merseysiders are, moreover, already sitting on one of the crucial sizeable wage payments within the Premier League.

That’s with out additionally accounting for the very fact the membership posted pre-tax losses owing in no small half to their absence from the Champions League in 2023/24.

Liverpool will have interaction with the upcoming summer time switch window, however they could must be selective about their enterprise. This might very properly imply that Jeremie Frimpong doesn’t get his transfer to L4 as a alternative for Trent Alexander-Arnold.