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Jeremie Frimpong has no doubt he has the ability to fill the “big shoes” of Trent Alexander-Arnold in Liverpool’s defence.

Frimpong's arrival from Bayer Leverkusen was announced soon after Alexander-Arnold joined Real Madrid, with the Dutch international becoming Arne Slot's first signing since winning the Premier League title.

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The 24-year-old does not have a straightforward path into the team and will have to compete with Alexander-Arnold’s former understudy Conor Bradley for a starting berth.

However, he is not lacking in self-belief and insists he will bring a lot to this winning team.

"It's big shoes but it's Liverpool, it's a big team who win trophies for a reason,” he told Sky Sports.

It was always the plan.

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

It's given me extra motivation and belief."

Amsterdam-born Frimpong, who can also play as a winger, spent nine years at Manchester City as a youth player before making his senior debut in 2019 at Celtic, who won the Scottish Premiership in his first season.

He joined Leverkusen in 2021 and made 34 appearances as they went unbeaten to win the Bundesliga in 2023-24.

Frimpong is one of two Leverkusen boys to come through the door at Anfield, with Florin Wirtz joining his former teammate on Friday for a club-record £100m.

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