The English Premier League champions Bayer Leverkusen have announced the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Liverpool, the club announced Friday.
Although there was no word on the contract’s terms or fee, reports in British media claimed Frimpong had signed a five-year deal worth 35 million euros (£29.95 million) with Anfield.
The signing of Frimpong came shortly after Liverpool announced Trent Alexander-Arnold would join Real Madrid in time for the Club World Cup.
England full-back Alexander-Arnold appears to be ready to be replaced by Frimpong, with Liverpool activating the 24-year-old Dutch international’s release request.
Read more about Real Madrid signing defender Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool.
He played a key role in Leverkusen’s 22-year reign as the team that won their first Bundesliga title in 2023/24 and finished second overall.
Conor Bradley, a Northern Ireland defender, recently signed a new four-year contract with Liverpool, who will face Frimpong at right-back.
Before making a move to Leverkusen in January 2021, Frimpong rose through Manchester City’s youth ranks and then joined Celtic in September 2019.
He will now be joining Liverpool’s Netherlands squad, which will also include club captain Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, and Ryan Gravenberch.
Liverpool are also interested in signing Florian Wirtz from Freiburg for a fee that includes Leverkusen .
Liverpool made a better bid for the Germany midfielder of £109 million ($146 million), according to reports from earlier on Friday.
Add-on clauses in Liverpool’s second offer for Wirtz would make him the club’s most expensive signing in its history.
Bayern Munich and Manchester City have also expressed interest in Wirtz, but it is believed that he made it known to Leverkusen that he wants to join Liverpool before the new year.
After helping Leverkusen win the Bundesliga, the 22-year-old became one of Europe’s most highly regarded young playmakers.
For his contribution to that 2023/24 triumph, Wirtz was named Bundesliga player of the year.
He scored 10 goals in 31 Bundesliga games this season for Leverkusen, finishing second behind Bayern in the title race.
Since making his Leverkusen debut at age 17 after relocating from Cologne in 2020, Wirtz has scored 57 goals in 197 games.
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