Jeremie Frimpong is set to join Liverpool, providing the Bayer Leverkusen right-back passes a medical.
The Netherlands international has agreed personal terms and is expected to sign a five-year deal as Liverpool will make him the replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
They are set to trigger the €35m release clause in his contract with the 2024 Bundesliga champions and make him the biggest buy of Arne Slot’s reign so far, at almost £30m.
Liverpool also awarded Conor Bradley a new four-year contract, which the Northern Ireland international signed on Saturday, as they plan for life after Alexander-Arnold, who rejected a lucrative new deal and will instead move to Real Madrid.
But while Bradley has done well as Alexander-Arnold’s deputy, they also acted swiftly to buy a new right-back with Frimpong, who also helped Leverkusen win the German Cup and reach the Europa League final last season, available for a relatively low fee thanks to his release clause, and within his camp, there is confidence the deal to take him to Anfield is done.
The 24-year-old, who has scored 28 goals in the last three seasons, can add an attacking threat and also qualifies as a homegrown player in England after coming through Manchester City’s youth system.
His departure would continue the exodus from Leverkusen, with manager Xabi Alonso headed to Real Madrid and defender Jonathan Tah and attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz also likely to leave.
Liverpool are set to have a busier summer in the transfer market than last year, when their only buys were goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and winger Federico Chiesa, with Frimpong potentially the first of several signings.
