£52m to £61m deal will solve Liverpool's right-back crisis once and for all
Jeremie Frimpong, 25, played only 15 minutes of the Netherlands’ friendly draw against Ecuador on Tuesday before heading back to the dressing room with what looked like a muscle injury.The former Ba...
£52m to £61m deal will solve Liverpool's right-back crisis once and for all Jeremie Frimpong , 25, played only 15 minutes of the Netherlands’ friendly draw against Ecuador on Tuesday before heading back to the dressing room with what looked like a muscle injury. The former Bayer Leverkusen wing-back has suffered a severely injury-disrupted campaign at club level following on from his £29m arrival last summer. Frimpong was expected to provide a more attacking alternative to Conor Bradley at right-back but this has been a frustrating, stop-start season for the former Celtic standout.
Bradley for his part is out fo the rest of the season owing to a serious knee injury suffered back in January. The Northern Irishman has seen his early career progress checked by a series of injuries over the past couple of years since breaking into the first-team picture. Despite a new contract signed last summer it remains to be seen whether Bradley can fufill his destiny and become the long-term successor to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Liverpool eye up deal for Kounde Arne Slot has had difficulty in finding a solution at right-back this season - often turning to Dominik Szoboszlai. It’s led to speculation that sporting director Richard Hughes could opt for a right-back deal in the summer transfer window. And one solution emerging on the radar according to a report in Mundo Deportivo via Football Espana is Jules Kounde of Barcelona.
The Frenchman, 27, has had an up and down season - suffering some injury trouble of his own of late - and could be made available by the Catalans for sale .