Jeremie Frimpong looks set to be Liverpool’s first summer signing, as the Reds plot the defense of their Premier League crown.

It's claimed Liverpool will activate Frimpong's €35 million ($39 million) release clause before agreeing a five-year deal with the Netherlands international.

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The Athletic followed up with an update, claiming Frimpong will undergo a medical soon before completing his $39M move from Leverkusen.

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Liverpool reporter David Lynch then posted an X on Saturday afternoon, stating Frimpong will be in Liverpool in the next 48 hours to "put the finishing touches" on his move from the German side.

Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg added that Arne Slot personally wanted to sign Frimpong, and the deal should be considered done.

Liverpool.com reported in February that the club held a “genuine interest” in Frimpong as plans began to emerge for a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Transfer journalist Ben Jacobs claimed in his report in Give Me Sport that Liverpool has been interested in Frimpong since last summer, but Alonso persuaded the star to stay another year

Alonso is also heading out of Leverkusen, with a move to Real Madrid on the horizon.

Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City and Manchester United have all expressed interest in Frimpong over the last 18 months, the report adds, but Liverpool’s negotiations have gone smoothly in recent weeks.

Slot helped to convince the 24-year-old to make the move and sold him on Liverpool as a long-term project.

It all comes on the day that Conor Bradley signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool, meaning Frimpong will face stiff competition for a starting berth at right-back
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