Jeremie Frimpong could be on his way out of Liverpool after just 18 months, with Saudi Pro League leaders Al Hilal reportedly offered the chance to sign the Dutch full-back in January.
Offered to Al Hilal
According to WinWin, as reported by Sportbible, Frimpong has been offered to Al Hilal, with intermediaries putting the 25-year-old forward as a target for the Saudi giants. The Netherlands international is said to be open to leaving Anfield and attracted by a move to the Saudi Pro League.
There is a familiar face waiting in Riyadh. Former Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes, the man who signed Frimpong for the Reds, joined Al Hilal in September and now leads their recruitment. Liverpool.com reports that Frimpong is open to a reunion with Hughes in Saudi Arabia.
For now, there is no confirmed agreement between Liverpool and Al Hilal, and no fee has been reported. But the fact the conversation is happening at all, less than two years into a long-term contract, tells its own story.
A difficult 18 months at Anfield
Frimpong arrived from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2025 for £29.5 million, identified as the successor to Trent Alexander-Arnold after the England international's move to Real Madrid. It has not worked out that way.
The Dutchman was dropped to the bench after just three league matches, and manager Andoni Iraola has preferred other options at right-back, including Ronald Araujo and even midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. Injury has only made things worse: Frimpong pulled up with a muscle problem minutes after coming on at Brentford last month and has been sidelined for around three weeks. Liverpool are expected to delay his comeback until after the November international break, even though he is now close to full fitness.
Frimpong's situation was already covered on this site when his return was delayed for the trip to Crystal Palace, and nothing since has changed the picture. He has gone from a £29.5 million statement signing to a player Liverpool cannot find a place for.
So what happens next
The January window is where this story will be decided. Al Hilal sit top of the Saudi Pro League and have already shown a taste for Premier League talent, with Crysencio Summerville, Ollie Watkins and Gabriel Martinelli all arriving in the summer. Frimpong would join fellow Dutchmen Tijjani Reijnders and Steven Bergwijn in the kingdom.
For Liverpool, the calculation is simple. A player who cannot get into the team, on a long contract, still carries a fee — and Saudi clubs have shown they will pay it. For Frimpong, the choice is starker: stay and fight for a place that may never come, or start again at 25 with a manager who already believes in him.
Liverpool visit Crystal Palace on Sunday, but Frimpong will not be involved. The next time he pulls on a red shirt, if he does at all, may be the last.
Beyond the Final Whistle: Liverpool should take the money in January. Frimpong is a good player who arrived at the wrong moment, into a side that moved on without him — and a 25-year-old full-back with his pace should be playing every week, not waiting for an injury to someone else. If Al Hilal come with a serious offer, both sides should shake on it.
Should Liverpool cash in on Frimpong in January, or should he be given a proper run at right-back first? Let us know in the comments.
