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Slot personally contacts “unbelievable” Netherlands star over Liverpool transfer

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As he seems to welcome his first Liverpool signing, Arne Slot is reportedly in touch with one specific summer time goal who loved a superb season at membership stage earlier than that includes at Euro 2024.

Liverpool switch information

With Michael Edwards again making switch choices at Liverpool and a brand new sporting director to work alongside within the type of Richard Hughes on prime of a brand new supervisor in Slot, it is hardly a shock that the Reds are taking their time with incomings this summer time. Slot wants time to guage his new squad, together with those that are nonetheless on the Copa America and the Euros, which can effectively see these at Anfield strike late within the window.

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That hasn’t stopped the rumours from coming, nevertheless, be it for Anthony Gordon, Adrien Rabiot and even Joshua Kimmich. And while there is no doubt that each one three would make vital impacts on the present Liverpool facet, it stays to be seen whether or not Edwards and Hughes will full such offers within the coming months.

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As an alternative, they might select to welcome a participant who Slot is already familiarising himself with this summer time. In line with Bild, Slot is now personally in touch with Jeremie Frimpong over a possible deal. He and Liverpool aren’t alone of their curiosity although, with Manchester United supervisor and fellow Dutchman Erik ten Hag additionally making the identical contact.

With a reported launch clause of simply €40m (£34m), the curiosity in Frimpong hardly comes as a shock, provided that he is additionally coming off the again of a historic unbeaten season within the Bundesliga for champions Bayer Leverkusen. The appropriate-back very practically accomplished a complete season unbeaten, after all, solely to be defeated by Atalanta within the Europa League remaining.

As Trent Alexander-Arnold’s finest place stays up for debate, Slot may welcome the right participant to accommodate the academy graduate’s transfer into midfield as soon as and for all.

“Unbelievable” Frimpong can unlock Alexander-Arnold

While Alexander-Arnold’s midfield experiment is but to work at worldwide stage, he would much more go well with the function that he may play on the coronary heart of Slot’s midfield in comparison with Gareth Southgate’s.

The England boss was seemingly seeking to substitute Kalvin Phillips when asking the Liverpool star to step into midfield. As everybody on the Euros noticed for themselves, nevertheless, the restricted, much more inflexible function shouldn’t be one made for the likes of Alexander-Arnold, who would seemingly have a far much less restricted place at Anfield. Earlier than something although, the Reds should welcome a right-back substitute within the type of Frimpong.

League stats 23/24 (by way of FBref)

Jeremie Frimpong

Trent Alexander-Arnold

Objectives

9

3

Assists

7

4

Key Passes

45

64

Ball Recoveries

94

176

With out Alexander-Arnold down the right-hand facet, Liverpool’s concern could be recreating his attacking output, however these worries can be eased nearly immediately by the arrival of Frimpong, who even outperformed the England worldwide in that regard final season.

Dubbed “unbelievable” by former Celtic boss Neil Lennon, a giant resolution awaits Frimpong this summer time, which may but finish with a transfer to Anfield and the possibility for Alexander-Arnold to lastly step into midfield.