Liverpool are considered near a deal for Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, however a report has claimed that also is not the membership’s precedence place to handle this summer time.
Frimpong was a key determine in Xabi Alonso’s success at Leverkusen, flourishing in an attacking wing-back function that won’t exist underneath whoever succeeds the Actual Madrid-bound coach.
It could subsequently be in Leverkusen’s finest curiosity to money in, and for Frimpong to maneuver on. The Dutchman is believed to have a launch clause that may enable him to go away for €40m (£34m) at most.
Liverpool weren’t actively seeking to substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold, seemingly happy with handing a extra outstanding function to Conor Bradley. However with a Frimpong deal considerably opportunistic, it seems to have jumped forward of a extra urgent challenge.
The Athletic writes that Frimpong can be “eager” on becoming a member of Liverpool, counting Ryan Gravenberch amongst his pals and in addition already conversant in Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo. Each he and Leverkusen need the state of affairs resolved “as quickly as potential”.
However as a result of Liverpool have been extra eager on recruiting a left-back, in accordance with that report, the Reds must make a swift resolution on whether or not to push on with Frimpong or go away it.
Left-back is supposedly nonetheless thought-about the higher precedence, with Andrew Robertson not the participant he was and the potential to improve on Kostas Tsimikas. Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez is the goal most continuously linked, though can be costlier than Frimpong.
Liverpool, who may wind up dropping Ibrahima Konate on a free switch subsequent summer time and nonetheless want to switch Virgil van Dijk within the long-term, are additionally out there for a centre-back and are among the many golf equipment thought-about to have likelihood of signing Dean Huijsen.
There’s additionally the not so small matter of requiring a striker to improve on an inconsistent Darwin Nunez, and no limitless pot to spend with.
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