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Jeremie Frimpong completed a move to Anfield this summer(Image: Getty Images)

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has revealed there are numerous reasons why the Reds signed Jeremie Frimpong - and one of them is to replace Mo 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.

We brought in Jeremie Frimpong because we think he can play as a right full-back but I also think and feel he can play as a right-winger.

“I, we, did think about the fact that we're going to miss Mo, I think as a maximum for six games – but that's quite a lot in the Premier League, especially if you see how well he did last season.

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“Signing Jeremie Frimpong was for multiple reasons but one of them was also that he could replace Mo if Mo is not there.

There are other options for me to replace Mo with as well – but Jeremie is definitely one of them.”

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Frimpong will start at right-back tomorrow against Crystal Palace with Bradley absent through injury.

But one man who will not join them is Alexander Isak - who very much remains a Newcastle player despite his transfer request.

Mo Salah had a role to play in Liverpool's Jeremie Frimpong move(Image: Getty Images)

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He said: "I think, we think, we already have a lot of attacking power in our team when I think about Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong, who can play as a right-winger, and Florian Wirtz, who can play as a left-winger.

"I already feel I have a lot of attacking options in my current squad.
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