Jeremie Frimpong completed his £29.5m move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen last week, and the defender's message was liked by a number of footballing stars, including the Real Madrid and England ace
Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham during the F1 Grand Prix in Spain
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Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham was among those to offer support to Liverpool new boy Jeremie Frimpong after he completed his move to Liverpool last week. The Netherlands international has signed a five-year deal at Anfield after the Merseysiders met his £29.5million release clause at previous club Bayer Leverkusen.
Frimpong became Arne Slot's first signing of the summer, to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold who has joined Real Madrid. Liverpool wasted little time in announcing Frimpong's arrival, confirming his move a matter of hours after revealing they'd accepted a £10m deal with Madrid to let Alexander-Arnold move to the Bernabeu a month early.
Frimpong won't be the last to move to Anfield this summer, with talks ongoing over a mega-money move for Leverkusen team-mate Florian Wirtz. A close pal of Frimpong - the pair sat together in the changing rooms at the BayArena and drove into training together until Wirtz passed his test - the German international only wants a move to Merseyside this summer.
Talks are also ongoing over a deal for Bournemouth's Milos Kerkez, the Hungary left back.
Dutch star Frimpong, 24, celebrated his move with his family, including his dad and brother who are both die-hard Liverpool fans.
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In the days after he was officially named a Liverpool player, it appeared that the news hadn't quite settled for the 24-year-old who penned an emotional message on Instagram.
"Seeing the smiles on the people you love means everything," he wrote. "Grateful and honoured to be a Red. Let's get this started."
The post garnered attention from some high-profile names, with the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch hitting 'like', alongside Jamie Gittens, the Borussia Dortmund winger who was previously rumoured to be on Liverpool's radar, and Real Madrid star Bellingham.
Jude Bellingham appeared to like Jeremie Frimpong's emotional post after completing his Liverpool move.
Jude Bellingham appeared to like Jeremie Frimpong's emotional post after completing his Liverpool move.
Discussing his move, Frimpong shared in an interview with the club: "I have had a few conversations with them, Virgil has called me and told me a little bit more about Liverpool and the expectations, those types of things. And made me feel like the guys are going to welcome me well.
"That's what I expect from Virgil with how he is in the national team – he's a big character, captain. They have told me good things.
"Playing with world-class players as a footballer is a great feeling, it's a privilege, like 'I'm going to be next to Mo Salah'. Not just him, the whole Liverpool squad. Just Liverpool in general, this is a privilege, a blessing that I can be part of it.
"But I can't wait to link up with him – hopefully we link up well. I'm excited for these things, 100 percent."
Frimpong also described his own style of play enthusiastically: "I would say I'm very fast, explosive, up and down on the wing. Energetic. I can bring a lot of energy to the team."
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