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Liverpool might pay $40million this summer to sign a player who could have joined the club for free as a child.

That’s because Jeremie Frimpong is attracting attention from the Reds as the club looks to find a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool holds a genuine interest in Frimpong, who has admirers across Europe.

With a release clause of around €35M ($40M/£30M), Frimpong’s time at Bayer Leverkusen is drawing to a close, and the Dutchman is expected to move on this summer.

He signed for Manchester City’s youth team but never played a senior game for the club before departing in 2019.

But City was never his first choice, as the right-back revealed in an interview with Rising Baller in March.

“I was playing striker and scored a hat-trick in a final, I won player of the tournament," Frimpong explained, as he recalled his journey to joining City.

"There were scouts there like Liverpool, Bolton, Man City and a lot more.

Jeremie Frimpong has been linked with a move to Liverpool this summer

“I was going to sign for them but back then, driving wasn't a thing, my family wasn't driving like that and it was far.

“And obviously, Man City was local so I tried Man City next and it made more sense

However, adding depth at right-back seems like a necessity this summer, especially with Bradley’s injury record.


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