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I NEARLY signed for... ✍️ 👀 Jeremie Frimpong | Perspectives

I NEARLY signed for... ✍️ 👀 Jeremie Frimpong | Perspectives

Update: 2025-01-27
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Jeremie Frimpong is considered one of the best full backs in football currently.

Jeremie Frimpong isn't just talented—he is electric. ⚡ A fearless right-back with blistering pace and an unmatched work ethic. 🌍

🔥 By the time he joined Celtic in 2019, he was ready to shine. And shine he did.

⚽ In his first season, he won the treble: 🏆 The Scottish Premiership, League Cup and Scottish Cup, 🏅 As well as Celtic's Young Player of the Year award, 🌟 A reputation as one of the most exciting young full-backs in Europe.

The top clubs noticed. The hype was real. 🚀

💷 In January 2021, Jeremie made the leap to Bayer Leverkusen a step that elevated his career to the next level. And at Leverkusen, he’s become unstoppable. 🔥

We caught up with Frimpong at his signing for New Balance, joining the likes of Saka, Eze and Endrick

📖 For the first time, Jeremie shares the untold story:
👉 What was it like leaving Manchester City’s academy?
👉 How did he adapt to life in Germany?
👉 What’s next for one of Europe’s top young defenders?

⚡ Now 23, Frimpong is a key player for Bayer Leverkusen and a Dutch international, with dreams of reaching the very top. 🚀

🎙️ This is Perspectives, with Jeremie Frimpong. 🎥

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Timestamps:




00:00 - 02:13 - Intro


02:13 - 03:24 - Childhood and growing up


03:24 - 04:20 - Getting scouted for Liverpool and Man City


04:20 - 05:21 - Man City Academy players


05:21 - 06:21 - Joining New Balance


06:21 - 07:55 - Man City academy memories


07:55 - 10:03 - Leaving Man City to join Celtic


10:03 - 12:00 - Celtic career


12:00 - 14:28 - Leaving Celtic to join Bayer Leverkusen


14:28 - 20:14 - Leverkusen Unbeaten season : Winning Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal Cup


20:14 - 21:19 - Making family proud


21:19 - 21:43 - Where would Leverkusen finish in the Premier League?


21:43 - 22:05 - New Balance signature boot?


22:05 - 23:40 - Saka’s career


23:40 - 24:08 - Best Position


24:08 - 25:37 - Choosing to represent the Netherlands over England and Ghana


25:37 - 27:05 - Experience of playing for the Netherlands


27:05 - 27:31 - Dealing with pressure around football transfers.


27:31 - 28:14 - Biggest lesson learned


28:14 - 28:29 - Biggest advice


28:29 - 28:58 - Biggest setback


28:58 - 29:29 - Biggest mistake


29:29 - 29:50 - Advice to young ballers


29:50 - 31:41 - Pathways programme


31:41 - 31:59 - Question for RB audience


31:59 - 32:16 - Outro

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I NEARLY signed for... ✍️ 👀 Jeremie Frimpong | Perspectives

I NEARLY signed for... ✍️ 👀 Jeremie Frimpong | Perspectives

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