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Liverpool's head coach, Arne Slot, has shed light on the multiple reasons behind the Reds' acquisition of Jeremie Frimpong - one of which is to fill in for Mohamed Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Merseyside club secured the services of Frimpong for a cool £29million from Bayer Leverkusen, following the exit of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

While many speculate that the Dutchman was brought in to compete with Conor Bradley for the full-back position, Slot insists he offers more flexibility.

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This versatility will prove crucial when Egyptian ace Salah departs for Morocco to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, which spans from December 21 to January 18, potentially causing him to miss up to six Premier League matches.

Slot revealed: "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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Jeremie Frimpong is set to play further forward.

He stated: "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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