Liverpool on high alert! Arne Slot in 'regular contact' with Jeremie Frimpong as Bayer Leverkusen's €40m star plots move away from Germany

Frimpong is thought to be eager for a new challenge in the summer and could be set to leave Xabi Alonso's side. According to Sport Bild, the Dutchman has been in touch with the Reds over a potential summer transfer to Anfield. Leverkusen are believed to value Frimpong at around €40 million (£33m), and he has a contract at the German club until 2028.

Frimpong is not the only Bundesliga star on Liverpool's radar ahead of the summer transfer window. The Reds are also interested in Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ansgar Knauff, Wolfsburg’s Konstantinos Koulierakis and Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck, according to the report. Knauff is seen as a more versatile and cheaper option that Frimpong, with the Eintracht Frankfurt defender valued at €25m (£21m).

Liverpool could be set for plenty of changes this summer. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are all heading to the end of their existing contracts and could potentially walk away as free agents, while Arne Slot's side have also been tipped to try and upgrade misfiring forward Darwin Nunez.

Liverpool return to action after the international break with a Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield. The Reds will be aiming to bounce back from their recent disappointments in the Champions League and Carabao Cup final by beating their local rivals and moving a step closer to lifting the Premier League title.