Liverpool made several signings last summer with mixed success, and Arne Slot has been told that one $40 million (£29 million) transfer move “hasn’t worked” so far
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot on the touchline during the Champions League clash with PSG.(Image: Ryan Crockett/DeFodi via Getty Images)
Soccer pundit Gabby Agbonlahor has offered a scathing verdict on Liverpool full-back Jeremie Frimpong, who he says has made a below-par impression in his debut campaign at Anfield.
Frimpong signed for the Reds from Bayer Leverkusen last summer when his release clause was activated. He was available for a relatively low fee of around $40 million (£29 million).
But the Dutchman has found the step up in intensity difficult, with Arne Slot outlining that he has struggled to play two games in a short space of time on occasions. He has also picked up multiple injuries.
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With Joe Gomez injured, this weekend could see Frimpong line up on the right side of the Liverpool defense in the first Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Slot ruled Gomez out of the clash on Friday due to the injury that forced him off against PSG shortly after he was introduced as a substitute in the second half.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot talks to Jeremie Frimpong and Ryan Gravenberch.(Image: Antonio Borga/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
Elsewhere, Alisson Becker remains sidelined and Hugo Ekitike is the latest man to pick up a long-term issue. With Alexander Isak still working his way back from a broken leg, Liverpool is short of options in attack.
“First of all, it’s at least a good thing we’ve signed two No.9s because there were a lot of people who were debating why we signed two No.9s,” Slot said.
“We thought maybe it’s a smart idea not to be the only club in the world that only has one No.9, so that’s why we signed two.
“Now all of a sudden, that looks maybe quite good and maybe, maybe — I don’t know — people are questioning now if we should sign in the summer another No.9.
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“Someone said to me the day after [PSG], you cannot write the script that on the day that Alex is back after four months of injuries, first start, the same day the other one leaves the pitch with a long-term injury.
“It’s a good thing Alex is back now even more, of course, although it wouldn’t be the first game that I have to play without a particular type in a particular position.
“I’ve had many games this season I didn’t have the right full-back available, for example. So, we would have adjusted to that as well, but it’s nice to have Alex back, although we also know that he’s not ready to play 90 yet.”
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