Liverpool considers Jarell Quansah buyback amid centre-back injuries
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 28, 2026, 7:40 AM
Last updated Jul 28, 2026
Liverpool faces a centre-back shortage ahead of the Premier League season, having no senior defenders available. Joe Gomez and Jeremy Jacquet are sidelined with injuries, while Virgil van Dijk is still on leave. Although Liverpool holds a buyback clause for Jarell Quansah, currently with Bayer Leverkusen, they are not planning to activate it immediately despite their needs. Quansah's buyback would cost £70m but could drop to £52m next summer. He has been enjoying regular playtime in Germany, complicating any potential return.
- •Liverpool sold Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen last year.
- •Quansah has a £70m buyback clause, reducing to £52m next summer.
- •Injuries to Gomez, Jacquet, and Van Dijk leave Liverpool vulnerable.
- •Liverpool's recent match featured young defenders Ndiaye and Ndukwe.
- •Quansah expressed contentment playing regularly at Leverkusen.
- 7:40 AMYahoo Sports — Report: How Liverpool feel about triggering Quansah buyback clause amid centre-back shortage
"A year on from selling Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool now find themselves in the bizarre situation of having no senior centre-backs available less than a month out from the start of the...
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