Newcastle Targets £30M Move for Liverpool Star This Summer After Missed Opportunity Last Year
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Newcastle is considering a £30 million bid for one of Liverpool’s standout players this summer.
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In 2024, The Magpies’ strategy was turned down because Liverpool rates their player more highly.
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Newcastle still remain interested in a
Liverpool
They have shown interest and plan to make a £30 million offer for him this summer, as per a recent report.
In 2024, the Magpies saw their offer declined for the Reds’ defender, yet they remain undeterred. They aim to continue building on their success following their recent victory.
EFL Cup
against Liverpool this month.
Newcastle is well-placed to compete for
Champions League
qualifications, presently ranked sixth in the
Premier League
table, two points off
Chelsea
in fourth – but
Eddie Howe
His team will require additional star power if they aim to rival Europe’s top sides.
This is why Newcastle’s delegates intend to return to Merseyside to inquire about Jarell Quansah once again in less than 12 months.
The team is eager to identify a suitable right-sided center back as a long-term successor to the seasoned Fabian Schar, who will turn 34 by the end of this year.
Newcastle are hopeful that a £30m bid plus add-ons may tempt Liverpool into playing ball, but the Reds are believed to have a higher valuation of Quansah, according to
The Times
.
Quansah still has four years remaining on his deal with Liverpool after putting up an impressive performance in his first full season, where he made 33 appearances for the main squad following his debut in early September.
Even though the 22-year-old made it into Thomas Tuchel’s first English national team roster for the World Cup qualifying matches against Albania and Latvia, he hasn’t managed to get much playing time under Arne Slot during his initial campaign with Liverpool.
After impressing during the pre-season and beginning the season with the first league match against Ipswich Town away, Quansah appeared to be progressing steadily.
However, he became engrossed by halftime at Portman Road and has found it difficult to secure significant playing time in the league since then, managing only two starts and accumulating 286 minutes of play.
Quansah’s difficulties playing under Slot this season might have marginally lowered his market price, providing further encouragement for Newcastle to believe they can sign him for £30 million.
In 2008, Quansah entered Liverpool’s youth system, and he has played 55 times for the team since his first appearance as part of the main squad in August 2023.
At 22 years old, he matches Newcastle’s profile for transfers set by Howe; every major signing since the manager took over has been aged 25 or younger.
Newcastle plans to operate with a more adaptable transfer budget this summer after barely escaping PSR violations in June 2024.
The Premier League Profit and Sustainability regulations cap clubs’ allowable losses at £105 million over a continuous three-year span.
Last season, Newcastle was forced to sell young players Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson; otherwise, they would have incurred a Premier League penalty for violating financial regulations, as Howe disclosed in January.
Between 2021 and 2024, Newcastle’s net transfer expenditure amounted to approximately minus £390m after investing £430m in new players and recovering just £40m from player disposals.
However, they might have additional flexibility with PSR this summer, potentially aiding their efforts to secure Quansah’s signature.
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