Real Madrid have transfer interest in former Celtic star 'confirmed' as Parkhead payout edges closer into view
The star was previously at Celtic.
A former Celtic star has been linked with a move to European champions Real Madrid.
The current Champions League holders and La Liga giants are a global force known across the football world and beyond. To play for Los Blancos, you must be in the elite category, and they now have their eyes on a man formerly of Celtic.
Jeremie Frimpong arrived from the Man City academy into Parkhead as an unknown quanity. But as he made his way to Germany in 2021 for Bayer Leverkusen in an eight-figure deal, he’d established himself as one of Europe’s most promising right-back players.
With a €40million release clause in the contract he signed with Leverkusen last year, the ex-Celtic star is now claimed to have caught Real Madrid’s attention, according to Sky in Germany. Celtic sold Frimpong for £11.5.
They will be due around 15% of any profit the German side turn when moving him on and if Real Madrid were to buy at €40m, it means Leverkusen would earn a £22m profit. The total going to Celtic would then be £3.3m.
Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg said on X: “Understand that Real Madrid are monitoring the situation of Jeremie #Frimpong for next summer - confirmed. Bayer 04 Leverkusen are aware of it.
The 23y/o right wing-back is one of the names on Real’s list. A summer transfer of Frimpong is also possible as he still has a release clause of around €40m in his contract, which runs until 2028. However, he is not planning to leave #B04 this winter.”