'The best feeling' - Jeremie Frimpong opens up on reunion with £116m man Florian Wirtz at Liverpool after shining together at Bayer Leverkusen

A matter of weeks after Frimpong swapped Leverkusen for Liverpool, Wirtz has sealed a £116 million ($156m) switch to Anfield. Now, the Dutchman has expressed his delight at the fact they will be team-mates once more, while explaining how Wirtz made him feel welcome when he joined the German team in 2021 from Celtic.

Frimpong told Sky, via journalist Florian Plettenberg: "Now that it’s official, it’s the best feeling. When I first came to Leverkusen, Flo was the one that took me in. Now we’re doing it all over again – so it’s good. I’ve been in Leverkusen for four and a half years, and I won everything. I won the Pokal. I won the Super Cup. I won the Bundesliga. So I wanted a new challenge. With Celtic, I won the treble. With Leverkusen, the double. So in Liverpool, I also want to win trophies."

Frimpong, 24, and Wirtz, 22, formed a strong partnership at Leverkusen over the past few years, as they won a host of titles during a successful link-up. Now they will hope to build on that when they begin playing for defending Premier League champions Liverpool next season.

Frimpong, who can play as a right-midfielder and as a right-back, will be reunited with Wirtz, who tends to play as an attacking midfielder but can also operate on the wings, when Liverpool begin their pre-season campaign next month.