Trent Alexander-Arnold has mentally left Liverpool. Arne Slot started mentally and practically with the preparations for the new season without the right-back. 21-year-old Conor Bradley will get as much game time as possible in the last few Premier League games to get ready for the upcoming season. In the negotiation room, they are working frantically to bring in one of the few right-backs in the world who can fill the big crater left by Alexander-Arnold. Now smiles and handshakes will soon be in place.
German Sky Sports reported earlier this week that Liverpool are in talks with the right-back, who has been linked with several Premier League clubs over the past two seasons. Jeremie Frimpong has made it big for Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen, the Dutch right-back/midfielder is considered one of the few who can replace Alexander-Arnold without Liverpool “losing momentum”.
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Sky Sports journalist Plettenberg reported earlier in the week that negotiations are already underway between the parties. With a buyout clause of between 35 and 40 million euros, this should be a done deal if the player and club agree. On Thursday, Plettenberg reports some small details remain to be put in place, now it is only a matter of time before Frimpong and Liverpool agree on a verbal agreement – before it is all formalized when the transfer window opens.
Frimpong has worn the Leverkusen shirt since 2021 with an impressive 30 goals and 44 assists in 190 games. Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with Van Dijk and Mo Salah, has formed the backbone of the Liverpool team and has been instrumental in the playmaker structure that has earned the club the Premier League title. Liverpool management and Slot believe Frimpong will ensure that Trent Alexander-Arnold will not be missed on the match scene when aiming for back-to-back titles in the Premier League.
