A video of Jeremie Frimpong excitedly embracing Liverpool pair Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van Dijk has got Reds fans excited about the prospect of the wing-back joining the Reds this summer.
A first international break for four months is just getting under way and the players who Ronald Koeman selected to be in his Netherlands squad convened at the KNVB Campus in the Dutch town of Zeist on Monday.
The Dutch national team shared a video of the players reuniting on social media platform X, and the Liverpool-linked Frimpong, who revealed in January that he almost joined the Reds as a schoolboy, looks delighted as he greets Gravenberch, jokingly saying “you alright lad?” in a Scouse accent before hugging the Reds midfielder.
A Liverpool fan account reposted the video alongside the caption: “He’s our new RB isn’t he?” – with the repost being liked over 3,000 times by other X users.
The Reds could be in the market for a new right-back this summer, with Trent Alexander-Arnold seemingly set to join Real Madrid on a free transfer at the end of the campaign.
If Alexander-Arnold does leave, Liverpool will have a decision to make over whether to recruit a top-level replacement for the Liverpudlian, or sign a lower-profile player to provide competition for Conor Bradley, who has shown signs at times this season that he is ready to take on the responsibility of being the Reds’ first-choice right-back.
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Some of the commenters on X pointed out that Frimpong is not a perfect fit for the Reds, considering he usually operates as a wing-back or as a right-sided midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen. However, Sport Bild reported earlier this week that Liverpool head coach Slot is in regular contact with fellow Dutchman Frimpong, who reportedly has a $44 million release clause in his contract at Leverkusen.
The report said that the Reds’ pursuit of Frimpong will ultimately depend on what happens with Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah this summer. Should all three players end up leaving on free transfers, the Reds would reportedly prioritize moves for a new center-back and a new striker.
