Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and his recruitment team have been working hard behind the scenes to set up deals early in the summer. Their hard work is set to pay off as the Reds are closing in on their first signing of the next transfer window.
Hughes and manager Arne Slot have finalised the priorities for the summer transfer window. The club are looking to bring in a centre-back, a left-back and a striker as the essential additions.
However, Liverpool have also been in the market for a right-back due to the impending departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who will join Real Madrid in the coming weeks.
Liverpool settled on their top target early and have moved swiftly in anticipation of more competition. A deal is set to be finalised imminently.
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The Reds are set to finalise a new arrival this weekend
Jeremie Frimpong has emerged as the top target for Liverpool as the replacement for Alexander-Arnold, and they have moved swiftly to line up a deal.
A broad agreement over personal terms is in place between his representatives and Liverpool, and the defender is sold on joining the Reds this summer.
According to GiveMeSport, Liverpool are set to press the accelerator on his arrival and are keen to wrap up a deal for Frimpong in the next 48 hours.
They are pushing to finalise the terms of a contract with his camp soon, and trigger the £30m release clause in the Dutchman’s Bayer Leverkusen contract.
The deal is at such an advanced stage, the Merseyside giants are already planning to book him for a medical at the club in the coming days.
If the deal progresses at a similar pace in the coming days, Liverpool could unveil Frimpong to the Anfield crowd on the final day of the season, ahead of the game against Crystal Palace.
