There’s been additional affirmation Liverpool are trying into bringing Jarell Quansah again to Anfield, and confusion over the worth of Liverpool’s buy-back clause and when it may be activated has been clarified.
Few will bear in mind Quansah was really chosen to begin Arne Slot’s first Premier League match as supervisor of Liverpool. Quansah received the nod over Ibrahima Konate within the season-opener versus Ipswich Town final 12 months, however sadly for the 23-year-old, that’s nearly as good because it received.
Quansah was hooked at half-time, with Slot pointing to the defender dropping too many duels as the rationale why.
He spent the subsequent 11 league matches rooted to the bench, and the few alternatives that did come up later within the season largely got here at right-back amid accidents to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Bradley.
Clearly, Slot didn’t fancy Quansah and with Liverpool bringing highly-rated Giovanni Leoni in over the summer season, Quansah was offered to Bayer Leverkusen for roughly £35m.
But with Liverpool twice lacking out on Marc Guehi and one other new centre-back on high of Jeremy Jacquet required if Konate leaves by way of free company at season’s finish, there’s rising hypothesis Quansah might return after only a single 12 months away.
Transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, just lately confirmed Liverpool extensively scouted Quansah during the month of February, and the studies they obtained again had been optimistic. Quansah even scored in two of these video games, taking his targets tally for the season to 4.
Now, a second supply within the type of Sky Germany’s Patrick Berger has confirmed Liverpool might re-sign Quansah.
‘Liverpool FC are considering re-signing Jarell Quansah (23),’ wrote Berger on X. ‘Liverpool secured an €80m buy-back clause when he joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen for €35m final summer season.
‘The clause is valid until the end of May. The centre back has impressed in the Bundesliga.’
But whereas Liverpool’s curiosity in bringing Quansah again is clearly real, we will verify Berger’s claims in regards to the buy-back possibility are off.
Back when Quansah joined Leverkusen, switch guru Fabrizio Romano insisted the buy-back possibility solely turns into energetic in 2027, thus guaranteeing Leverkusen have management of the participant for a minimum of two full seasons.
Furthermore, Romano famous the worth of the clause is price round €60m, not €80m as Berger now claims.
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Our colleagues over at TEAMtalk have executed some digging and the information again to insider, Graeme Bailey, is the clause is price €60m and might’t be triggered till the summer season of 2027.
Nevertheless, it’s nonetheless fully attainable Quansah re-joins Liverpool after only one 12 months away, with Bailey explaining: “Sources have confirmed that Liverpool inserted a purchase‑again clause into the deal at a set price, and whereas this solely prompts in 2027, it does nonetheless strengthen their hand ought to they pursue a deal this summer season.
“And with Leverkusen fully aware that the Reds are watching him again, were Quansah to show interest in returning to Anfield this summer, we understand Leverkusen would NOT stand in his way and could reluctantly agree to bring forward the arrangement, which we can confirm is worth €60m (£52.5m, $70.5m).”
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Some could query the logic in Liverpool promoting a participant they may then purchase again for a considerably greater sum 12 months later.
But in reality, Quansah’s sport wouldn’t have developed because it has in Germany if he’d have spent the final seven months taking part in second fiddle to Konate and Virgil van Dijk at Anfield.
What’s extra, Liverpool can have logged the proceeds from Quansah’s sale as ‘pure profit’ on the books given his homegrown standing. If re-signed, his switch price will probably be unfold over the size of his contract.
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