Liverpool Could Trigger €70m Jarell Quansah Clause

After watching their former academy player establish himself in Germany, Liverpool will soon have a major decision to make about his future.

Jarell Quansah left Anfield in the summer of 2025 for around €35 million, looking for the regular first-team football that had become difficult to guarantee at Anfield. The move has worked out. He made 44 appearances in his first season at Leverkusen, starting 40 of them, and his performances were enough to earn him a place in England's 2026 World Cup squad.

Liverpool retained a buy-back option as part of the deal, but the first opportunity to bring him back has now passed. The club chose not to activate the clause this summer, allowing Quansah to begin another campaign in the Bundesliga.

The next opportunity comes in 2027.

According to current reporting, Liverpool's buy-back figure is set to fall to around €70 million next summer. That gives the Reds a potentially attractive route back to one of their best academy graduates, but only if the relevant clause is triggered before June 15. Until then, Die Werkself can continue to benefit from his presence.

The timing of any potential decision could therefore prove important for both clubs.

Leverkusen have already shown that they want to keep Quansah. Arsenal explored a move for the defender in August, with reports indicating that Die Werkself rejected the approach and closed the door on a departure. Liverpool, however, retain a contractual route back if they decide to trigger their buy-back clause next summer.

That means Quansah's future is ultimately in Liverpool's hands. Die Werkself can keep him, develop him, and benefit from his performances for another season, but the situation could change quickly if the Reds decide to exercise their option.

And Leverkusen appear to have already thought about what that could mean.

The arrival of Guéla Doué gives the club another player capable of operating on the right side and adds flexibility to a squad that could eventually lose Quansah. Doué is not a direct replacement in terms of his profile, but he is a right-back who could help Leverkusen absorb such a departure without having to rebuild that side of the team from scratch.

For now, though, Quansah remains a Bayer player and has another full season to make the decision even harder.

The Reds have the option. Leverkusen have the player.

And if the Reds eventually decide to bring him home, Doué could already be there to help fill the gap.