Liverpool are set to trigger Jeremie Frimpong’s €35m (£29.5m) release clause after contacting Bayer Leverkusen and holding talks with the defender as they seek a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Netherlands international has been of interest to his compatriot Arne Slot for a lengthy period. Frimpong was born in Amsterdam but spent much of his childhood in Manchester and came through the ranks at Manchester City before moving to Celtic as a teenager. Under Uefa regulations, he would count as a homegrown player in England.
Frimpong has been eager to return to England and prove himself in the Premier League after a successful spell in Germany, where he won the Bundesliga last season with Leverkusen under the former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.