Liverpool sign Frimpong from Leverkusen for £29.5m

Liverpool person completed nan signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for 35m euros (£29.5m) connected a five-year deal.

Just hours aft nan Anfield nine confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold would beryllium joining Real Madrid successful clip to play successful nan Club World Cup, nan Premier League champions person ratified their move for Dutch world Frimpong aft activating nan 24-year-old's merchandise clause.

Versatile right-footer Frimpong is wide viewed arsenic Alexander-Arnold's replacement successful Arne Slot's squad.

He played an integral domiciled successful helping Leverkusen to their first Bundesliga title successful 2023-24 and made 53 appearances successful each competitions arsenic they vanished 2nd successful 24-25.

Frimpong will person title astatine right-back from Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley, who precocious signed a caller four-year contract pinch nan club.

The Dutchman came done nan younker ranks astatine Manchester City and went connected to subordinate Celtic successful September 2019 earlier a move to Leverkusen successful January 2021.

Frimpong joins a Dutch contingent of Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch astatine Liverpool.

Liverpool are besides successful talks pinch Leverkusen over signing Florian Wirtz.

The nine person entered into precocious negotiations for Germany guardant Wirtz, submitting an connection of astir £109m inclusive of add-ons.

Wirtz, 22, is simply a cardinal target for Liverpool and location is now a consciousness that discussions complete a woody are successful its last stages, pinch a increasing dream an statement is wrong reach.