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Liverpool have moved to make Jeremie Frimpong their first signing of the summer by opening talks with the Bayer Leverkusen defender, it is understood.

Reds head coach Arne Slot is in the market for a new right-back following Trent Alexander-Arnold's decision to leave upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.

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His release clause of £30 million (€35.6m) makes a deal relatively straightforward and it is understood that talks are ongoing with the player's representative.

Joe Gomez and Jarell Quansah, primarily centre-backs, and even midfielder Curtis Jones have played in the position but the Premier League champions need a viable senior option in the role for their title defence next term.

A highly-anticipated summer is expected to bring significant reinforcement of the squad with a centre-back, striker and midfielder likely to be on Slot's wishlist.

Liverpool do have an interest in Frimpong's Leverkusen team-mate Florian Wirtz but the attacking midfielder is also supposedly a target for Bayern Munich and Manchester City and a reported £125 million (€148.3m) valuation may prove prohibitive with other business to be done.

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