Arne Slot in 'regular' TALKS with major Liverpool target

Arne Slot is in close contact with one Liverpool target. Will it help them get a transfer over the line?

Liverpool will be looking at a wealth of transfer targets right now. This summer, after all, is set to be a big one for the club.

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2024 was the opposite in the transfer window. Liverpool signed just one player for Arne Slot's squad, bringing in Federico Chiesa from Juventus shortly before the deadline.

That was it: a player Slot doesn't even seem to particularly rate in his system. Chiesa has barely played and could actually leave once the season is done.

2025 will be different. The contract situations essentially force that, with Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold all free to leave from July 1st.

Ibrahima Konate and Caoimhin Kelleher could also depart as they enter the final years of their contracts. Liverpool, then, must be prepared.

And it appears Slot certainly is. He's reportedly in close contact with one transfer target.

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Arne Slot and Jeremie Frimpong

Bild's Christian Falk claims Slot is in contact with Jeremie Frimpong. It's an interesting one, given Frimpong is expected to leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

Liverpool may well be in the market for a right-back, too. Alexander-Arnold has an offer from Real Madrid, whose interest isn't exactly a secret at this stage.

"Both Dutchmen are obviously great at talking,” says Falk. “I’ve heard they already talk to each other regularly.

"The right-back would obviously fit in there perfectly, especially if Trent Alexander-Arnold goes to Real Madrid because they need him in that position.

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“He has that release clause of around €40 million, and yes, Arne Slot actually wanted him at the start of the season.”

We're not 100 per cent sold on the idea of Frimpong, admittedly. He does seem better suited to the wingback role than at full-back but it also appears that Slot is a big fan.

And given he's also got a clear chance of convincing Frimpong, no one should rule this one out.

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