Jaap Stam has encouraged Manchester United to pursue a move for Jeremie Frimpong, claiming the precise wing-back can be a ‘great fit’ for Ruben Amorim’s system at Old Trafford.
Frimpong has been nothing wanting a revelation in German football since swapping Celtic for Bayer Leverkusen in 2021.
In that point, the 24-year-old speedster has established himself as a mainstay in Leverkusen’s starting XI, making 182 appearances in all competitions, even chipping in with 29 goals.
But most notably, the Netherlands international played an integral role last term as Leverkusen, led by Xabi Alonso, stormed to their first ever Bundesliga title after going the whole top-flight campaign unbeaten.
Nonetheless, speculation has been mounting over Frimpong’s long-term future in recent months, with several top teams across European football known to be monitoring the Dutchman’s situation.
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Real Madrid, Arsenal and Liverpool are believed to be amongst Frimpong’s admirers, while Manchester United were reported to have held talks to sign the previous Celtic man last summer.
The Red Devils have been linked with Frimpong since way back to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign – when the full-back was still playing in Scotland- and Stam hopes to see the club reignite their interest again.
‘Jeremie Frimpong can play as a right-wing back having also played with no consideration winger and a right back,’ the legendary ex-United and Netherlands defender told Makthavare.se.
‘He has pace and may be very direct and may rating goals in addition to create possibilities for his team-mates.
‘I believe he can be a really interesting player for Manchester United to have a look at, he would fit the type of play on the right-hand side.
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‘The one issue is likely to be if the club don’t wish to proceed bringing in Dutch players going forward.
‘But he has a whole lot of quality and is doing so well in a troublesome division in Germany, I believe he can be an amazing fit for the system at United.’
Frimpong has a €40m (£34m) release in his current contract at BayArena, which runs through to the summer of 2028.
Based on German publication Sport Bild, Alonso is predicted to make a choice over his future as manager of Leverkusen before the top of the month.
Whether or not the the Real Madrid-linked Spaniard stays in charge is prone to have significant ramifications on the likes of Frimpong when the summer transfer window opens for business.
‘He’s had Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho – all of them. He was sure to be an amazing manager with all of the experience he’s had,’ Frimpong recently told SportBible when asked about Alonso.
‘How he’s putting [information] to the players at Leverkusen, all of us enjoy playing under him.
‘We actually play football. He’s got all of the trust of the players have his trust.
‘On the pitch, [the style of play] gives us more of our strong abilities. Me and Alex Grimaldo, are abilities are to attack and go forward. Obviously we want to defend as well however it gives us that freedom. We’re really having fun with it.’
United strengthened at full-back within the January transfer window, with Patrick Dorgu arriving from Lecce for a fee within the region of £29m to change into the primary signing of Amorim’s tenure on the Theatre of Dreams.
While the young Denmark international covers each left-back and right-back, the Red Devils could look to further bolster the position at the top of the season.
Amorim also has Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot at his disposal on the precise side of defence.
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