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Arne Slot has tipped Jeremie Frimpong to replace Mo Salah when the Liverpool star is missing due to AFCON

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has revealed there are numerous reasons why the Reds signed Jeremie Frimpong - and one of them is to replace Mohamed Salah during Africa Cup of Nations.

The Reds landed Jeremie Frimpong for £29m from Bayer Leverkusen after the departure of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Many believe the Dutch utility man is to challenge Conor Bradley for the full-back role but Slot believes he has more versatility.

That will help when Egypt star Salah heads to Morocco for the Africa Cup of Nations which runs from December 21 to January 18 and could see him miss up to six Premier League games.

Slot said: “We definitely thought about that and brought in Jeremie Frimpong because he can play as a right-back but also as a right winger.

"We thought about how we can miss Mo for a maximum six games, that’s quite a lot.

Signing Jeremie Frimpong was for multiple reasons but one was that he could replace Mo if he was not there.”

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“A year ago, Trey Nyoni scored a goal against Sevilla when he was also 17, very young.

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“They have an incredible chance to work and be around players like Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah and all these incredible players every day and see what they do to be ready to perform every three days.

Rio Ngumoha, 16, has caught the eye for Liverpool during pre-season(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

“This is a step these players definitely have to make, which is completely normal at 16 or 17.

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