Celtic 'in line' for mega transfer windfall as former £11m Parkhead star could spark Liverpool and Man City bidding war
The Bayer Leverkusen defender moved to Germany from Parkhead in January 2021 and has taken his game to another level
Celtic could be set to cash in big bucks on former star Jeremie Frimpong after the Dutch defender emerged on Liverpool’s transfer radar ahead of the January window.
Arne Slot’s Reds have drawn up a shortlist of right-back options amid increasing uncertainty surrounding the future of homegrown product Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract at the end of the season and features high on a list of targets for European heavyweights Real Madrid.
Multiple reports suggest that Bayer Leverkusen speedster Frimpong is a leading contender to replace the England international. The 23-year-old came through the youth ranks at Manchester City before heading north of the border to join the Scottish champions under Neil Lennon in 2019.
Frimpong - under contract until the summer of 2028 after penning an extension last year - has elevated his game to another level in the German Bundesliga and there have even been rumours that Pep Guardiola is keen on bringing him back to the Etihad.
That could lead to a bidding war between two of England’s biggest clubs for the eight-capped Netherlands defender - and that could spell good news for Celtic who would be due a sizable chunk of any future sale after inserting a sell-on clause in the player’s £11million deal that took him to Leverkusen in January 2021.
The Daily Mail claim that clause will see the Hoops rake in 30 per cent of any profit the German club make on Frimpong amid conflicting reports around his release clause. They state bid in the region of £34m would allow Liverpool to hold talks with the player - which would result in Celtic banking an additional £7.1m windfall.