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Jeremie Frimpong arrives in UK on private jet to complete Liverpool transfer

Jeremie Frimpong touched down in the UK on a private jet on Tuesday as he prepares to complete his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool.

The Reds agreed to trigger the €35 million ($40 million) release clause in the Dutchman's contract and he underwent his medical last week ahead of moving to the Premier League.

Liverpool bid farewell to Trent Alexander-Arnold over the weekend, and his departure makes room in the squad for Frimpong, who has emerged as one of the most exciting right-sided players in world soccer in recent years.

He will become part of an already-strong Dutch contingent in the Reds' squad, alongside Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, and Cody Gakpo; head coach Arne Slot is also Dutch.

Slot was asked about Liverpool's interest in Frimpong during a press conference on May 16, but refused to comment on the speculation.

"It's going to be a boring answer," Slot responded. "For the whole season it was about contract extensions. And now we are arriving in a time where everybody wants to know which players we're going to bring in.

"We don't talk about the players we want to bring in, in public, until the moment they've signed for us. We already have Conor Bradley adnd Joe Gomez (who can play at right-back), so it's not like when Trent is leaving I have no clue what to do anymore, but as a club, we are always looking at interesting players that can strengthen our squad. That's the general answer, I'm not talking about individuals."

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