Liverpool manager Arne Slott is not interested MEMORANDUM Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong will replace Trent Alexander-Arnold this summer, a report has revealed.
Alexander-Arnold is approaching the final six months of his contract and will be free to discuss a move overseas in just weeks, with Real Madrid desperate to win the race for his signature and rivals Barcelona tipped to try to catch Liverpool. -back.
WHEREAS LiverpoolHis preference is to keep Alexander-Arnold, numerous reports have mentioned Frimpong as a possible replacement, but Sky Sports Germany suggest that this is not the case.
The Reds have been impressed by Frimpong, who scored 14 goals and provided 12 assists for Bundesliga winners Leverkusen last season, but Slott does not believe the 24-year-old's attacking approach is right for his side.
Frimpong plays at full-back under Xabi Alonso and has even been deployed as a winger at international level, but Slot wants a traditional right-back for a four-man defense and doesn't believe Frimpong would be the right fit.
Liverpool have offered Alexander-Arnold a new contract and are still hoping to convince the right-back to sign, although it was recently reported that he was “Enticed” by the idea of playing for Real Madrid.
However, a the last interview saw Alexander-Arnold wax lyrical about Slott and express his enthusiasm to be part of the Liverpool project, further fueling uncertainty about the end of this saga.