Jeremie Frimpong opens up on what Virgil van Dijk told him about Liverpool
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SportFootballLiverpool FCJeremie Frimpong reveals what Virgil van Dijk told him about signing for LiverpoolJeremie Frimpong has opened up on the Virgil van Dijk conversation that convinced him Liverpool was the place for him last summer.The Reds brought the Netherlands international to Anfield at the beginning of June when they triggered his release clause at Bayer Leverkusen at £29m.Liverpool purchased the versatile Frimpong around the same time Trent Alexander-Arnold left for Real Madrid, believing the speedy Dutchman would be a good solution for a number of positions across the right side.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageAnd in an interview with The Telegraph, the former Celtic star has revealed what Reds captain and international colleague Van Dijk told him about the club.“I’ve known him since the Qatar World Cup [in 2022],” said Frimpong.
“He told me this was a great club."He told me to be ready because it was going to be different to anywhere else I had played. He told me this is a winning club, that we have to win things here.“He told me the boys were like a big family; to be ready for the fans and the stadium because it is like nothing else.
He said: ‘You’ll feel this directly - trust me, you are going to enjoy it.’"He warned me it would be hard because everyone would want to beat us, but he told me I would love it."Liverpool have suffered 17 defeats so far this season and Frimpong himself has been absent across a number of months with a handful of muscle injuries.The Oranje international says he is enjoying his time at Anfield, however, despite what has been a tough campaign for the club.Frimpong added: "I don’t want to be anywhere else other than Liverpool."Look, we’re going through a bad time now. I’ve had injuries, the team has had results that we didn’t want.