The Netherlands international will arrive for £29.5m while Liverpool continue to hold talks over the record signing of Florian Wirtz
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Jeremie Frimpong is set to join Liverpool when the transfer window opens on Sunday after they triggered his £29.5m release clause with Bayer Leverkusen and agreed personal terms with the right-back.
The Netherlands international arrives as Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves for Real Madrid, with Liverpool banking €10m to allow their vice-captain to move early and line up in the Club World Cup.
But while Frimpong is likely to take the Merseysider’s place in the back four, Liverpool view the versatile 24-year-old as an option for any position on the right flank, rather than simply a like-for-like replacement.
Frimpong is not considered to be a direct replacement for Alexander-Arnold
Frimpong is not considered to be a direct replacement for Alexander-Arnold (Getty Images)
Liverpool will pay for Frimpong in three separate annual instalments after negotiating with Leverkusen, with whom they are also in talks for Florian Wirtz after making an offer rising to €130m for the Germany international.
Frimpong, who qualifies as a homegrown player in the Premier League after growing up in England and coming through Manchester City’s youth system, has been on Liverpool’s radar for around 15 years after they almost signed him for their academy.
They have instead belatedly got their man for a cut-price fee, thanks to Frimpong’s release clause.
He scored 28 goals in his last three seasons at Leverkusen, helping when win an unbeaten double in Germany last season and twice being named in the Bundesliga team of the season.
Frimpong often played as a wing-back for Xabi Alonso at Leverkusen and Liverpool also see him as an alternative on the right wing, with Mohamed Salah expected to be away for several weeks of next season at the African Cup of Nations.
His arrival with begin a busy summer of signings for Liverpool, with Wirtz potentially joining for a club record fee.
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