Jurgen Klopp says 20-year-old youngster actually ‘saved’ Liverpool vs LASK last night
Jarell Quansah was praised by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp following his team’s victory over LASK in the Europa League last night.
Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, and a brace from Cody Gakpo gave the Reds a commanding win over the Austrian team. But we were most impressed by young Quansah.
Jurgen Klopp praises Jarell Quansah after Liverpool beat LASK
Liverpool were always the favourites to win their group in the Europa League, but their defeat against Toulouse meant they had to wait till yesterday to seal the top spot.
Jurgen Klopp named a fairly strong line-up against LASK last night, and the big names in attack – Gakpo, Diaz and Salah – all delivered to give the Reds a comfortable win.
Even though the goalscorers deserve a ton of praise for what they did, it was 20-year-old Jarell Quansah who really caught our eye.
The youngster continues to amaze everyone with his performances. Nobody really expected him to be as good as he has been – not even Klopp – but he looks like a massive talent. The German heaped praise on him after the game.
He said, as per Liverpool’s official website: “Jarell played a super game, that’s true. That couldn’t be better news for the club, to be honest.
“I think before this season a lot of people told us we should buy a centre-half. We knew we had Jarell. Did we know that he will show up like this? No, not exactly, but we were pretty hopeful, so the future is bright. It’s cool.
“Our own boy, calm on the ball, good in the challenge, quick, ruthless in the right moments and besides Caoimhin, who had one or two saves, [he] probably had the most spectacular defensive situations when he saved our backside in some moments. So, that’s really good. [It’s] top news for us.”
Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah was very, very good against LASK last night.
The 20-year-old had 74 touches of the ball and completed 60 of his 66 attempted passes, maintaining an excellent 91 per cent passing accuracy (SofaScore).
Quansah also made three interceptions and wasn’t dribbled past once in the entire game, which is fantastic for someone so young.
It’s too early to say anything, but Liverpool may have just found the heir to Virgil van Dijk’s throne at the back at Anfield.
Major development as Liverpool press to sign £51.7million star – Report
Liverpool have one of the best attacks in the Premier League but with Salah’s future up in the air and Jota out injured, Klopp is looking to improve the quality and depth of the department.
In such a scenario, the name of Donyell Malen has been linked with the Reds, who have been pushing for the Dortmund attacker for some time.
News – Report – Liverpool willing to sign £520,000 a year midfielder
Back in September, Sport Bild revealed that Klopp is pressing to lure the Dutch international, who would cost around 60 million euros (£51.7million).
More recently, as per Bild, the former BvB manager has the attacker consistently in his sights as he looks to reinforce the offense at Anfield.
The famous German news source have reported a major development in the transfer saga, Malen has recently changed his representative and Liverpool could move to secure his signature.
He was previously represented by Rafaela Pimenta’s agency (Raiola) and has now signed with Dutch agency, SEG.
The 24-year-old former PSV Eindhoven playmaker is mainly a right winger but he can effectively play in multiple offensive positions.
Last season, he scored nine goals and provided seven assists in 26 Bundesliga appearances for Borussia Dortmund.
As far as the current campaign is concerned, so far, the 28-capped winger has so far netted four goals in nine league starts.
Malen’s current contract at the Signal Iduna Park will expire in the summer of 2026. Do you think he is worth £51.7million?
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