Exclusive: Liverpool preparing brand new role for Jeremie Frimpong

Anfield Watch understands Liverpool are planning a brand new role for Jeremie Frimpong.

It's been a difficult first season for the Dutchman at Anfield.

Injuries have stopped Frimpong from truly making a mark during his debut campaign. What's made things all the more frustrating for him is that just when he seemed to get going, there would be another set-back.

On top of that, for Liverpool, it's been frustrating because a 100% fit Frimpong is exactly what this team needs.

Arne Slot's side has lacked pace and intensity, someone who can supply the box with crosses and these are areas of Frimpong's game that he excels in.

Frimpong averaged the sixth most crosses in Europe’s top five leagues in the last calendar year (5.41 per 90).

He's exactly the type of profile Slot said he needed to get Alexander Isak firing, and claiming he needed a player like Jacob Murphy for the Swede to flourish.

Murphy averaged the second most crosses (5.82 per 90.) in Europe's top five leagues, so you can see the resemblance and why Frimpong would have been useful.

What is also clear is that Frimpong has an unusual role in this Liverpool team.

We still don't know whether Slot fully and truly trusts him as his first-choice right-back. And he's also not really a first-choice right-winger behind Mohamed Salah.

But that could be about to change.

Anfield Watch understands, Liverpool are planning a new role for Frimpong.

As we have revealed exclusively, Liverpool are looking into buying a right-back this summer in order to once and for all replace Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool never saw Frimpong as the replacement for the Reds' former no.66 but more as a market opportunity.

Now, they are exploring moves for Daniel Banjaqui and Pedro Porro, if Tottenham are relegated. Several other right-backs are also on the club's shortlist.

This means, Liverpool will no longer consider Frimpong as a first-choice and when Conor Bradley is fully fit, as a back-up right-back either.

Instead, with Mohamed Salah's departure and Federico Chiesa also likely expected to leave, Anfield Watch understands Frimpong will move into being Liverpool's back-up right-winger.

It's understood Liverpool are targeting players like Yan Diomande for the right-wing role, so Frimpong will have a chance to compete for that spot.

But long-term the club does not envision him as a right-back, instead as a more attacking player.

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