Jeremie Frimpong was substituted around the hour mark in Liverpool's season opener against Bournemouth after hobbling off in the second half. Wataru Endo replaced him. Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley have also been dealing with fitness issues at right back. Frimpong joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer for around 30m on a five-year deal as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who left for Real Madrid. FourFourTwo ranks him at No.5 among current right-backs. Manager Arne Slot expects Frimpong to be out until the end of the international break, and Ryan Gravenberch returns from suspension.
New signing Jeremie Frimpong was brought off on the hour mark during Liverpool's season opener against Bournemouth. In what turned out to be an enthralling contest at Anfield, Arne Slot's Reds overcame a spirited Cherries comeback to run out eventual 4-2 winners. Frimpong, who was making his Premier League debut, hobbled off in the second half and was replaced by Wataru Endo.
The Dutch international was signed in the summer to replace homegrown talent Trent Alexander-Arnold, who departed for Real Madrid earlier in the window upon the expiry of his contract. It cost Liverpool around 30m to secure Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal, and the player is ranked at no.5 in FourFourTwo's list of the best right-backs in the world right now.
According to manager Arne Slot, it appears as though both games will come too soon for Frimpong, who looks set for a short spell on the sidelines. The medical team was completely right about Jeremie, to tell me I had to take him off because he's out until the end of the international break, he said. We expect to have him back after.
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