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New Liverpool signing Jeremie Frimpong voiced his feelings on replacing outgoing Trent Alexander-Arnold, saying it is a big role which he is willing to cover.

The 24-year-old has arrived from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, alongside attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz.

The Dutch international was part of the Leverkusen side which made history, becoming the first team to win the Bundesliga as Invincibles.



Speaking to Sky Sports, he discussed carrying the same mentality with him to the Premier League when replacing Alexander-Arnold, who moved to Real Madrid from his boyhood club.

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He said: "It's big shoes but it's Liverpool, it's a big team who win trophies for a reason.

If you play for Liverpool, you have to fill in the shoes and perform.

That's what I'll bring.

"I know what being a champion is like at Bayer Leverkusen so joining a champion team is a privilege, especially for Liverpool.

To go from watching them to playing for them is crazy.”

During the 2024/25 season, Frimpong played in 33 of the 34 Bundesliga games for Bayer Leverkusen, scoring in five and assisting in six.

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Frimpong was a part of the Manchester City academy between 2010 and 2019, then moved to Celtic, before joining Leverkusen in 2021.

The defender wanted to surprise his Liverpool-supporting dad with the transfer, downplaying any rumours which arisen while he was still playing for the German side until the last moment.

Speaking to the Kop TV, he said: "Do you know, we actually surprised him.

So then obviously I was like ‘dad I’m going to Liverpool to do my medical.’ And he was like ‘no, really?!’ and I was like ‘yeah I’m going to go and play for your team’ and he was like ‘no way!’ But it was a great reaction.”

Frimpong is expected to play his first game for the Reds in the pre-season friendly against Preston North End on July 13 at Deepdale, with kick-off at 3pm.


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