British media claimed Thursday that Liverpool’s Jeremie Frimpong will miss the September international break with a hamstring injury.
Frimpong, 24, was injured on his Premier League debut against Bournemouth, which Liverpool won 4-2 last week. Both matches against Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Monday and Arsenal at Anfield on August 31 will be missed by the right-back. Frimpong will miss the international break, according to Liverpool manager Arne Slot.
“The medical team were completely right about Jeremie [Frimpong] to tell me to take him off because he is out until the end of the international break and that happened during the game,” Slot said.
I guess I was criticised for removing him, right? The medical personnel thought he had a hamstring injury, not how he played. It was smart to remove him. We expect him back after the international break.”
Liverpool returns to action on September 14 against Burnley after the first international break of the season, which runs from September 1 to 9.
In May, Premier League champions bought Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for £29.5m to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, who joined Real Madrid. With 14 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, the right-back/winger helped Leverkusen win the German domestic double in 2023-24.
