Reds now ready to sign "excellent" ace to replace player who is "not Liverpool standard"

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I’ve always had doubts about how good he was, and it was a surprise when Liverpool identified him as the player they wanted to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold last year. They brought on Jeremy Doku, and Frimpong couldn’t handle him, he caused him huge problems and then Cherki sent him flying for his goal as well.

“You could hear on commentary, Jamie Carragher wasn’t happy with him, and that will come from watching him every week, they’re starting to realise he is not Liverpool standard.” According to TuttoMercatoWeb [via Caught Offside], Liverpool are eyeing Juventus right-back Pierre Kalulu, with the 26-year-old one of their leading options to replace Frimpong in that position. At Juventus, he plays more in a three-man defence, but he can also play right back.

After the injury, which really penalised him and slowed him down, he has found an excellent form.” With all due respect to Frimpong, he isn’t the answer for Liverpool unless he improves drastically this season, and Kalulu could offer more solidity from right-back, battling Conor Bradley for minutes. In fairness to Frimpong, he is at his best as a wing-back, which Andoni Iraola doesn’t deploy, but it is difficult to see him being a Liverpool player next season.