While Jurgen Klopp’s farewell tour continues to take a number of bumps alongside the highway, Liverpool have turned their consideration to life with out the German, and locking up a succession plan not only for their supervisor but additionally for Virgil van Dijk.
Liverpool’s summer season plans
The Reds discover themselves in a barely unpredictable place relating to protecting maintain of key gamers. With out the lure of Klopp, it would not be as massive a shock if gamers, just like the supervisor, determined that the time was proper for a contemporary begin.
In fact, it stays to be seen if that proves to be the case, however moments like Mohamed Salah’s argument with Klopp in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw towards West Ham solely gasoline any fireplace.
That stated, Michael Edwards can be eager to make sure that his return goes off with out a hitch, which ought to see any free ends tied up earlier than they’ll spark additional concern. Based on Fabrizio Romano, new contracts for van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold will take precedence this summer season, while Liverpool also ‘want’ to offer Jarell Quansah a new deal following his rise this season.
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He could possibly be the Dutchman’s first signing at Anfield.
The younger defender has emerged from a mortgage spell at Bristol Rovers to comfortably develop into Liverpool’s alternative for Joel Matip, and is nicely on his solution to getting into the void that van Dijk will finally depart behind. At 21-years-old, Quansah has greater than earned a brand new deal.
Virtually sure to be sealed with new and improved phrases, Quansah may have the prospect to make the primary impression wanted to even declare a beginning place subsequent season beneath Arne Slot, who seems to be destined to develop into the subsequent Liverpool supervisor.
“Excellent” Quansah is the way forward for Liverpool’s defence
Changing Klopp can be troublesome, but it surely will not be too lengthy earlier than these at Anfield have to begin interested by changing van Dijk in an equally unimaginable activity. By that stage, nonetheless, Quansah must be primed and able to fill that void. He is already proven loads of indicators that he is able to mirroring the traits that make van Dijk so imperious at occasions, with wonderful passing vary and tranquility on the ball that solely the highest centre-backs possess.
League stats per 90 23/24 (By way of FBref) |
Jarell Quansah |
Virgil van Dijk |
---|---|---|
Progressive Passes |
5.39 |
5.85 |
Progressive Carries |
0.98 |
0.99 |
Ball Recoveries |
5.98 |
4.92 |
Interceptions |
1.18 |
1.11 |
Albeit having performed far fewer minutes, Quansah has proven in a small pattern measurement precisely why he is able to finally succeeding the Dutchman at Anfield. Klopp can be nicely conscious of that too after praising the younger defender in January.
Klopp stated, through Mersey Sport Reside: “Jarell has performed a fully excellent preseason. Jarell is considered one of these gamers the place folks already knew he was an actual expertise.
“He’s performed solely actually good video games when he got here on towards Newcastle he was excellent in a very troublesome sport and from that second its all positive its actually good.”