This summer, Liverpool loaded the squad of Premier League winner Arne Slot with players worth over £400 million. The result has been remarkably toothless. Slot reminds the critics that he also lost important players this transfer window, but the insane signing budget has followed Slot like a concrete block around his foot. Now it is reported that one of the signings may already be ready to be dumped.
While players such as Alexander Isak, Giovanni Leoni and Hugo Ekitike have suffered serious injuries, players such as Miloš Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong still have to convince. Especially the last man has been far from taking on the role he was intended for at right-back.
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The Dutch international was highly regarded in the Bundesliga at Bayer Leverkusen, winning the Bundesliga unbeaten in the 23/24 season, where he played in a more attacking role. Frimpong has been used by Slot at times as a pure winger, but it was initially expected that he would be the long-term replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Dutchman has also suffered from injuries, with the fact that the player has only started in 10 Premier League games despite Conor Bradley being out with a cruciate ligament injury since January, causing concern.
According to Tuttomercatoweb , Liverpool have shown interest in Inter Milan’s Denzel Dumfires, which could mean that Frimpong is dumped as early as this summer.
Arne Slot put it so simply when asked about the summer transfer window: “We have to sell to buy”.
