"You only live once, so while we're on this earth, just have fun, love others and just give it positive energy - and then life's good," says Jeremie Frimpong.

Life is never dull when the Dutchman, who has completed a £29.5m move to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen, is around.

From entertaining goal celebrations, which include getting team-mates to shine his boots after scoring, to amusing post-match television interviews, right-sided defender Frimpong is all about fun.

"I like the pink by the way," he told German football expert Archie Rhind-Tutt, who was wearing a pink jacket, in one live post-match television interview. "Very nice!"

"Often in football it becomes so serious that player interviews can be a bit dull," former Germany midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger tells BBC Sport.

"Frimpong hasn't lost any of that freshness, that sense of 'I am enjoying what I am doing here'. He is different and he has such a refreshing tone."

Another goal celebration with Leverkusen team-mate Amine Adli went viral on social media after Frimpong celebrated with a smoking gesture,, external just two days after Germany partly decriminalised marijuana use.

But don't be fooled by Frimpong's playful manner.

Liverpool are investing in a serious talent, who started out in Manchester City's academy system, showed promise at Celtic before making a name for himself with Bayer Leverkusen.

After four years in Germany, Frimpong is returning to England after helping Xabi Alonso's side break Bayern Munich's dominance and deliver a memorable league and cup double in 2023-24.

Chris Sutton, a Premier League winner with Blackburn in 1994-95, adds: "He's one who I think has been on the radar for a lot of the really high-profile clubs for a while now and now it is about him making that next step."

A better attacker than defender?

Frimpong was born in Amsterdam - the fifth child of seven - although he has spent the majority of his life in Britain.

He was seven when he arrived in England with his family and grew up in the east Manchester suburb of Clayton, playing for AFC Clayton on Saturday mornings before turning out for Clayton Villa a few hours later.

Aged nine, he was scouted by Manchester City and placed in their academy, where he crossed paths with Jadon Sancho in the under-18s before the latter moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2017.

Frimpong went on to play for City's under-23s, played in the EFL Trophy at places like Rochdale, Crewe and Barnsley, and made appearances in the UEFA Youth League.

But in 2019, at the age of 18, he left City for Celtic without playing a single minute of senior football.

Celtic, who paid City £300,000, originally bought Frimpong to provide cover but within three months he played - and was sent off - in the Scottish League Cup final against Rangers, who were managed by former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.

Frimpong recovered from that red card to become a trusted member of the team, and just over a year later he signed for Leverkusen in a deal worth around £10m.

"I've never seen a better kid than him," said Neil Lennon, his manager at Celtic.

"The quality of his play, the pace of his play, the end product."

Former Celtic forward Sutton highlights Frimpong's electric pace as he adds: "He was only at Celtic for a season or two and when he arrived you worried about him size-wise, but he gave the team such an attacking thrust.

"He is very small but size isn't everything. He is extremely quick, and definitely attack-minded. I think everyone viewed him as a better attacker than defender."