Liverpool have completed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen. The deal was made after triggering his €35m (£29.5m) release clause.
The Dutch international joins on a five-year deal and is set to battle Conor Bradley for the right-back role. This comes after following Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid.
“Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me it was a no-brainer,” Frimpong told the club’s official website. “For me, it was like, ‘Whatever you guys do, just get this done’, (speaking to) my agents: ‘Just get this done’.”
Frimpong added: “Liverpool fans, I’m going to give my all, my energy, my work-rate and hopefully we can win together, we celebrate together, get everything together.”
The 24-year-old starred for Leverkusen during their unbeaten Bundesliga-winning campaign. He contributed 30 goals and 44 assists in 190 appearances. Celtic, his former club, are due a reported £5m from the deal.
Liverpool are also pursuing Frimpong’s former teammate Florian Wirtz. After submitting a €130m (£109.4m) offer.
