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Scotsman
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- Scotsman
Celtic bank significant fee after Liverpool confirm transfer to swell summer warchest
Dutch defender leaves Leverkusen in big-money deal Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Celtic have banked in the region of £ million as a sell-on clause after Liverpool completed the signing of their former defender Jeremie Frimpong. The English Premier League side confirmed on Friday evening that right-back Frimpong has been purchased from German Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen. The Dutch internationalist had a release clause of £29.5m at Leverkusen and Liverpool triggered it earlier this month. The 24-year-old has penned a long-term contract at Anfield. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The news is of great significance to Celtic, given that they are due 30 per cent of the profits of fee from Leverkusen. Frimpong spent 18 months at Parkhead before moving on to Leverkusen for reported fee of £10m, where he has developed into one of the best full-backs in European football. He is viewed as the long-term Liverpool successor to Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has moved to Real Madrid from the English champions. New Liverpool signing Jeremie Frimpong spent 18 months at Celtic. | SNS Group 'It went quite easy,' Frimpong said of his decision to join the Reds. Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me it was a no-brainer. For me, it was like, 'Whatever you guys do, just get this done', [speaking to] my agents: 'Just get this done.' 'Liverpool fans, I'm going to give my all, my energy, my work-rate and hopefully we can win together, we celebrate together, get everything together. I'm just excited to be here. Thank you guys for accepting me and I won't let you guys down and I'll give you the energy that you guys want.' The Celtic hierarchy will no doubt welcome the financial boost ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer in terms of recruitment. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Winnipeg Free Press
an hour ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Liverpool signs Dutch right back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool quickly secured a replacement for the departing Trent Alexander-Arnold by signing Netherlands right back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Frimpong returns to England on what Liverpool called a 'long-term contract' six years after leaving Manchester City, which he joined at age 9. He spent nine years there before joining Celtic without ever playing in the Premier League. 'It went quite easy. Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me it was a no-brainer,' Frimpong said in a Liverpool statement. Frimpong said he told his agents: 'Whatever you guys do, just get this done.' The 24-year-old Frimpong has blossomed after arriving in 2021 at Leverkusen, where he has been playing as an attacking wing back under Xabi Alonso. He was one of the German team's star players in its unbeaten Bundesliga campaign in the 2023-24 season. Frimpong is a like-for-like replacement for Alexander-Arnold, who announced on May 5 he was leaving Liverpool after a 20-year association. Liverpool received a fee on Friday to let Alexander-Arnold leave in time to play for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup. Frimpong will compete with Conor Bradley for the right back position and give Liverpool manager Arne Slot the option of switching to a 3-5-2. Frimpong's international opportunities with the Dutch have been limited because of competition for right wing back with Inter Milan star Denzel Dumfries. Frimpong more recently played as an out-an-out winger against Spain in the Nations League playoffs. Born in Amsterdam, Frimpong grew up in Manchester and played for City's academy. He has said he had a hard time adapting to Celtic after leaving City in 2019 as he was farther away from family, but felt more comfortable in Germany. Frimpong's departure increases the scope of the rebuild Leverkusen and its new coach Erik ten Hag face following the departure of Xabi Alonso for Real Madrid. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
an hour ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Liverpool signs Dutch right back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool quickly secured a replacement for the departing Trent Alexander-Arnold by signing Netherlands right back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Frimpong returns to England on what Liverpool called a 'long-term contract' six years after leaving Manchester City, which he joined at age 9. He spent nine years there before joining Celtic without ever playing in the Premier League. 'It went quite easy. Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me it was a no-brainer,' Frimpong said in a Liverpool statement. Frimpong said he told his agents: 'Whatever you guys do, just get this done.' The 24-year-old Frimpong has blossomed after arriving in 2021 at Leverkusen, where he has been playing as an attacking wing back under Xabi Alonso. He was one of the German team's star players in its unbeaten Bundesliga campaign in the 2023-24 season. Frimpong is a like-for-like replacement for Alexander-Arnold, who announced on May 5 he was leaving Liverpool after a 20-year association. Liverpool received a fee on Friday to let Alexander-Arnold leave in time to play for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup. Frimpong will compete with Conor Bradley for the right back position and give Liverpool manager Arne Slot the option of switching to a 3-5-2. Frimpong's international opportunities with the Dutch have been limited because of competition for right wing back with Inter Milan star Denzel Dumfries. Frimpong more recently played as an out-an-out winger against Spain in the Nations League playoffs. Born in Amsterdam, Frimpong grew up in Manchester and played for City's academy. He has said he had a hard time adapting to Celtic after leaving City in 2019 as he was farther away from family, but felt more comfortable in Germany. Frimpong's departure increases the scope of the rebuild Leverkusen and its new coach Erik ten Hag face following the departure of Xabi Alonso for Real Madrid. ___ AP soccer:
The Herald Scotland
an hour ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Frimpong completes Liverpool move as Celtic receive cash boost
The Parkhead club inserted a clause in the deal that meant they would receive 30 per cent of any future profit made on Frimpong by Leverkusen. Given they have now sold him to Liverpool for £33.7m and they bought him for £11.5m, Celtic will receive a welcome sum of £6.7m, just in time for the summer transfer window. Speaking to about the move, the speedy full-back said: 'It went quite easily. Liverpool came and said they had interest, and obviously for me, it was a no-brainer. 'For me, it was like, 'Whatever you guys do, just get this done', [speaking to] my agents: 'Just get this done.' 'Liverpool fans, I'm going to give my all, my energy, my work-rate, and hopefully we can win together, we celebrate together, and get everything together. 'I'm just excited to be here. Thank you guys for accepting me, and I won't let you guys down, and I'll give you the energy that you guys want.' Read more: Frimpong was brought to Glasgow's east end from Manchester City's academy in 2019. He burst onto the scene under Neil Lennon and played his part in nine-in-a-row and quadruple treble successes. Now, after four and a half years at the BayArena, in which he won a Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal, the Dutchman is on the move to Anfield. He joins Liverpool to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is on his way to Real Madrid. Arne Slot's men are the reigning English champions, with Frimpong coming in to strengthen their title defence ahead of next season. The 24-year-old will link up with fellow former Celtic defender and international teammate Virgil Van Dijk at Anfield.
BBC News
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Raised in Manchester, joining Liverpool - meet fun-loving Frimpong
"You only live once, so while we're on this earth, just have fun, love others and just give it positive energy - and then life's good," says Jeremie is never dull when the Dutchman, who is close to completing a £29.5m move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen, is entertaining goal celebrations, which include getting team-mates to shine his boots, to amusing post-match television interviews, right-sided defender Frimpong is all about fun."I like the pink by the way," he told German football expert Archie Rhind-Tutt, who was wearing a pink jacket, in one live post-match television interview. "Very nice!""Often in football it becomes so serious that player interviews can be a bit dull," former Germany midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger tells BBC Sport."Frimpong hasn't lost any of that freshness, that sense of 'I am enjoying what I am doing here'. He is different and he has such a refreshing tone." Another goal celebration with Leverkusen team-mate Amine Adli went viral on social media after Frimpong celebrated with a smoking gesture,, external just two days after Germany partly decriminalised marijuana not, however, be fooled by Frimpong's playful are investing in a serious talent, who started out in Manchester City's academy system, showed promise at Celtic before making a name for himself with Bayer Leverkusen. After four years in Germany, Frimpong is set to return to England after helping Xabi Alonso's side break Bayern Munich's dominance and deliver a memorable league and cup double in Sutton, a Premier League winner with Blackburn in 1994-95, adds: "He's one who I think has been on the radar for a lot of the really high-profile clubs for a while now and now it is about him making that next step." A better attacker than defender? Frimpong was born in Amsterdam - the fifth child of seven - although he has spent the majority of his life in was seven when he arrived in England with his family and grew up in the east Manchester suburb of Clayton, playing for AFC Clayton on Saturday mornings before turning out for Clayton Villa a few hours later. Aged nine, he was scouted by Manchester City and placed in their academy, where he crossed paths with Jadon Sancho in the under-18s before the latter moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2017. Frimpong went on to play for City's under-23s, played in the EFL Trophy at places like Rochdale, Crewe and Barnsley, and made appearances in the Uefa Youth by the age of 18, he left City for Celtic in 2019 without playing a single minute of senior football. Celtic, who paid City £300,000, originally bought Frimpong to provide cover but within three months he played - and was sent off - in the Scottish League Cup final against Rangers, who were managed by former Liverpool captain Steven recovered from that red card to become a trusted member of the team, and just over a year later he signed for Leverkusen in a deal worth around £10m."I've never seen a better kid than him," said Neil Lennon, his manager at Celtic."The quality of his play, the pace of his play, the end product."Former Celtic forward Sutton highlights Frimpong's electric pace as he adds: "He was only at Celtic for a season or two and when he arrived you worried about him size-wise, but he gave the team such an attacking thrust."He is very small but size isn't everything. He is extremely quick, and definitely attack-minded. I think everyone viewed him as a better attacker than defender." 'Phenomenal speed' The arrival of Frimpong at Liverpool is intended to help soften the blow of losing Trent to his numbers, the 24-year-old is arriving at Anfield with serious was one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga in 2024-25, making 1,021 sprints, 2,116 intensive runs, registered a maximum speed of 36.34 km/h, and covered a distance of 259.6km over 33 is also his final appearance of the season, a 4-2 home defeat by Borussia Dortmund on 11 May, he played as a midfielder and scored. It was Frimpong's 23rd goal in 133 Bundesliga also completed 38 sprints - more than any other player on the pitch. "What I find phenomenal is his speed when he is standing still and those kind of first few steps," adds Hitzlsperger."That's what he's got and he loves going forward. So he is equipped to be a wing-back. "Defensively he is still a very good player but he is not your typical right-back that you see playing for teams like Inter Milan who might defend for 90 minutes."Of course there is a lack of height with him. But with his pace, drive and determination to set goals up, to get to the byeline and pull balls back, then wing-back is probably his best position."Will Frimpong make an instant impact in the Premier League?With Netherlands team-mates Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch in the Liverpool dressing room, he will be surrounded by some familiar faces as he looks to settle quickly."People are talking about Conor Bradley being Liverpool's first-choice right-back next season and I get that, but you need fierce competition and Frimpong would provide that," adds Sutton."I know what an attacking threat he is, how quick and dynamic he is, and how good he is in 1v1 situations." Two languages - one serious talent Frimpong used the Bundesliga's 2024-25 winter break to visit Ghana, his parents' homeland, for the first time."It was English that was spoken in the house when I was growing up - that and the Ghanaian language called Twi," he said. "My mum would normally speak that to me, but my brothers and sisters all speak English. I'm still working on my Dutch."While in Ghana, Frimpong visited an orphanage in the capital Accra and was moved by what he saw."I bought them food, we sat together and I asked lots of them what they would like to be," he added. "The small children there didn't know me at all but they came straight to me and wanted me to take their hands. They showed me so much warmth. "In spite of their situation and the whole environment, they were so full of joy. They smiled and we just played football and were happy."Thomas Hitzlsperger and Chris Sutton were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
