Arne Slot is in contact over signing £35m player who is faster than Darwin Nunez

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Arne Slot is yet to make his first signing for Liverpool.

One month on from being announced as the Reds’ new manager, Slot is yet to make a move in the transfer market.

However, with the window open and Liverpool needing additions, we may not be too far away from seeing the first new player through the door at Anfield in this new era.

Slot’s first signing will arrive in the coming weeks, and there’s every chance his first signing at Anfield is one of his fellow countrymen.

Arne Slot in contact over Jeremie Frimpong

According to Bild, Jeremie Frimpong could leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer for €40m (£35m), and Arne Slot has been keeping in touch during Euro 2024 about a potential move.

Frimpong was one of Leverkusen’s star players last season, grabbing 14 goals and seven assists from a wing-back position.

Slot ought to know Frimpong well as a fellow Dutchman, and at just £35m, this young man could be an absolute bargain for the Reds.

Frimpong could allow Trent Alexander-Arnold to change positions

It would be peculiar if Liverpool’s first signing of the summer was a new right-back.

The Reds are very settled in that position as Trent Alexander-Arnold has played in that role for a long time now.

However, as Liverpool fans will know, Alexander-Arnold has long been eyeing a move into the midfield.

Perhaps if Frimpong comes in, the England international will be able to make that permanent switch into the centre of the park.

Jeremie Frimpong is even faster than Darwin Nunez according to the Bundesliga and The Speeds Database’s respective stats, and that suggests a change of tactic could be on the way from Slot.

Indeed, the fact that Slot eyeing a full-back who possesses more pace –, would suggest he’s looking to change Alexander-Arnold’s role and how that right-side operates entirely.