Football clubs love to position themselves as the heart and soul of their community. For some, it is a dubious claim soaked in superficiality.

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Liverpool are expected to approach Bayer Leverkusen and formally trigger the £30million release clause that will make Jeremie Frimpong the first signing of the club's summer recruitment drive.