Overview

• Liverpool has completed the £29.5 million signing of Dutch right-back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen and will officially register him on June 1.
• Frimpong has penned a five-year deal with his squad number to be confirmed, in a move prompted by Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure to Real Madrid.
• The 24-year-old is expected to make his first appearance in red during Liverpool’s Asia tour, facing AC Milan in Hong Kong on July 26 and Yokohama F. Marinos on July 30.
• Liverpool has submitted an improved £109 million-plus-add-ons bid to Leverkusen for 22-year-old midfielder Florian Wirtz, which would set a new club-record fee.
• Frimpong joins a growing Netherlands contingent at Anfield that includes manager Arne Slot, captain Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch.