13 Aug 2026 09:06:25
Hi all,
Guéla Doué is keen to join us now or in winter. RCSA would like to get closer to 50 million euros. I have posted it as there are several clubs (Bundesliga and Serie A) interested in bringing in Frimpong and Ramsey on loan.
13 Aug 2026 09:31:58
I hope all of that happens.
13 Aug 2026 09:37:48
Ship Frimpong ff ASAP, I reckon.
13 Aug 2026 09:41:29
Ramsay - yes.
Frimpong - no.
Frimpong is HG and can cover a few positions. I can see AI using him this season, even if only to either find the best position he can play within our team set up, or that he isn't suitable in which case he could go in Jan or next summer.
13 Aug 2026 09:51:38
I can't see us buying another defender now.
Seems we bought Araujo to cover RB and CB, and with him on loan, looks like we're saving money to spend on other areas like attack.
13 Aug 2026 09:52:10
With you there, Zed, unsure why everyone seems to have such a big issue with Frimpong. We all loved Trent despite the fact he couldn't defend, he just had that wand of a left foot.
Frimpong has the pace and age on his side, just needs someone to coach him and help him, which Iraola will hopefully be able to do. Also, let's not act like a lot of players struggle in their first season of a new big team and country.
As well as you have said, he counts as HG which we need. No point replacing a player that is HG when we have so few with another foreign player unless it is a major, major upgrade, which I don't think overall Doue is, unless it's PSG's Doue.
13 Aug 2026 10:01:03
As previously stated, Frimpong is a wing-back. He can't defend, which doesn't help when you're at right back, and he's Championship level, at best, when he plays on the wing. I appreciate we need him now, but I'd be looking to move him on at the earliest opportunity. Why we ever bought him, I'll never understand.
13 Aug 2026 10:20:29
Championship level? Come on, Rome, that's a bit much.
I have no problem with Frimpong, I think he just needs a run without injuries and I think he'll be fine.
I do agree he's not the best defensively, pretty much due to his size, but let's be honest, he was playing next to Konate last season who was all over the place.
The back 4 were too deep and couldn't seem to stay in a straight line. It left everyone exposed.
If we play higher, and managed to hold a straight line, we will need his pace on the cover.
13 Aug 2026 10:27:53
I'm with Zed and Chicken. Frimpong is homegrown and offers cover in multiple positions. He might not be the greatest, but I really don't get the hate.
It would make no sense whatsoever to move Frimpong on and waste a non-hg spot on Doue - especially as we have just signed Araujo as additional RB/CB cover.
13 Aug 2026 10:36:47
Lurked a while, joined to defend Frimpong. Not every player in a squad can be world class. The lad has a good attitude, spreads good vibes, and when on it he has shown he can be a useful player. Under a new boss who likes an attacking fullback, hopefully a run without injury, and I think he'll do quite well.
13 Aug 2026 10:40:00
Zed, Frimpong can cover 2 positions, extremely poorly. If bringing in a RB means we have to move Frimpong on, I'm all for it. If he proves himself this season, fair enough, but so far he's shown nothing to rp.
Chicken, despite Trent's poor defending, he wasn't completely useless. The trade-off was that he was phenomenal with the ball at his feet. Frimpong's useless at both.
At no point last season did he show he was up to the level.
There's no homegrown issue in my eyes. Chiesa and Endo could be replaced at the drop of a hat if necessary. Use Koumas and Nyoni if you have to, we'd probably be better for it. Both looked sharp in pre-season, especially Nyoni. Macca and Gakpo may be moved on also. If Wharton rumours are true, then that's another HG.
13 Aug 2026 10:42:32
I agree fully, Rome, and Championship level is even pushing it, imo. Terrible football player.
13 Aug 2026 10:42:38
I think Doue (RB) is a very average footballer and we should stay far away.
13 Aug 2026 10:50:56
Chewy and Rome (and others), I honestly think that AI can get a tune out of Frimpong.
Even if I'm wrong, I'm certain AI will at least give him a chance to see what he can coach him into, so I certainly don't see him leaving this window.
There are snatches that I have seen in the games last year that indicate a player there, I just don't know whether we have a position that suits him in our current set up, but we also can't be sure what formations AI will use in the coming weeks and months.
{Ed025's Note - i think the bench suits him perfectly Zed..
13 Aug 2026 11:01:42
I just don't see anything positive about Frimpong Zed either going forward or defending. I believe he's a liability and will be exploited by our opposition each and every time.
He was not a good purchase by the club. I'll be the first to admit I was wrong if the man proves otherwise, but based on what I have seen of him, I doubt that will occur.
13 Aug 2026 11:19:41
Iraola was an international full back himself, so if anyone can get a tune out of Frimpers, it's him.
13 Aug 2026 11:33:42
I agree that I haven't seen a consistently good full game from him, SG, but I'm not 100% prepared to write him off just yet. Give AI some time with him, accepting Beefy's good point that AI was an international RB/RWB himself, so he knows what he needs to see from Frimpong, and let's see where we end up.
I really cannot see us moving on a HG player who has had minutes in the EPL last season, to bring in someone else this window.
The HG players I can see moving are Jones (as he seems to be checked out) and Elliot for gametime elsewhere - the guy needs to get his career back on track.
13 Aug 2026 11:41:55
I get Frimpong is HG, but he is made out of tissue paper, defo not a defender for the PL.
13 Aug 2026 11:44:27
I don't think the issue is that Frimpong cannot defend. The issue is he is tiny and easily bullied, whether he's defending as a RB or attacking as a RW/RWB. He's not a great passer either, so it's not as if he can progress the ball from the back either. Therefore, other than his vibes, and is Wirtz's bezzie, I am not sure what he offers.
13 Aug 2026 11:50:44
If Frimpong is Championship level... I hate to think where Jones should be playing haha. I'll give Frimpong this season, anyone working/ signed under Slot's rein gets another fresh start.
13 Aug 2026 11:59:40
Frimpong was a wing back in the Bundesliga. Now he is playing as a right back and failing. He is nothing like Trent and has nowhere near his talent, who had a wand of a right foot and could put our team on the offensive with one pass.
I'm pretty certain our manager isn't gonna change the system to suit Frimpong, so he'll need to improve drastically as a right back or go. Personally, I think we are flogging a dead horse.
13 Aug 2026 12:04:12
Didn't Frimpong say he hadn't had as many injuries as last season?
Maybe Slot's training affected him, and playing next to Konate didn't help. Keep him this season as cover.
13 Aug 2026 12:08:56
Keeping somebody on the books because they are home-grown is a waste of a squad spot. Players should be kept because they are good footballers and add something to the squad.
13 Aug 2026 12:21:07
Or that the manager sees something coachable in them, WDW?
13 Aug 2026 12:57:57
I'm with Chewy and the rest on Frimpong. Lots of pace, clearly a lovely guy, but not good enough as either a PL RB or RW. Maybe AI can improve him, but given the game time he’s had already I suspect the head coach’s mind is already made up.
As for Ramsay, it’s a shame, you feel with more luck and maybe more care, he could have been a contender, but then again, maybe he simply isn’t good enough. And Trent was a better defender than many of the naysayers made out. A bit unorthodox perhaps but not the clown some portrayed him as.
As for Endo and the others, I’m sure AI is looking for a better balance in the squad than we have now but with so many leaders exiting the squad in the last couple of seasons, that’s at least as important as the HG issue, if not more so.
I think Araujo fits the profile of players that AI wants more than someone like Konsa, for example. He may be HG, but he’s never struck me as a leader/organiser. And we are a bit short in that front already.
13 Aug 2026 13:20:06
To be clear, we're talking about the same Frimpong that was so good for Leverkusen?
I understand there is a difference between the league's style-wise, but you could say the same for Wirtz, who also struggled physically.
JF didn't fit Slot's system; fair enough, but I think AI could enjoy him; if he improves his tackling, he'd be a superb presser.
Also, £50M for Doue... Same people who are scathing us for the £45M option on a much more established Araujo.
We don't need Doue... but money keeps mysteriously appearing... and positions we don't need it in.
13 Aug 2026 13:31:20
Can't believe Frimpong is getting criticism.
He was injured, played in numerous positions, and more importantly, Slot was the manager.
And no player stood out last year for LFC.
So all players should get criticism, not just Frimpong.
13 Aug 2026 14:30:33
Frimpong was badly affected by the defensive setup under Slot, as there was a lack of cover and he ended up being repeatedly exposed when going forward (nullifying his natural strength).
If he's going to succeed under AI, he needs to be used as an overlapping winger in attack and have a defensive system that is set up to cover for him when he pushes forward.
Probably the same for Kerkez as well, to be fair, which is why it's a bit surprising we went for both without an out and out CDM in place. ??♂️
I'm trusting AI to figure this out and get the best out of him.
13 Aug 2026 16:40:27
Did anyone else read that as the RSPCA? ?
13 Aug 2026 16:57:27
Agree with Zed, Chicken and the rest. Frimpong's a good squad player with potential.
13 Aug 2026 18:56:50
Don't judge him on last season. If you do, then the whole squad needs going except Szob. Injuries? Ok, we'll get rid of Ali as well then. He might be rubbish, he might turn it round, but he deserves a chance to put it right.
13 Aug 2026 19:41:22
I think Frimpong has earned a little bit more respect than some of the posts here. He earned spots in the Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2022-23 and 2023-24. He has shown that he is a quality player, if used right in a team. Let's see if Iraola can find Jeremy's way.