Jarell Quansah left Liverpool supporters in stitches after brutally stating his intentions to leapfrog first-choice centre-back Joel Matip within Jurgen Klopp‘s side.
The Reds youngster scored his first goal for the club in their 2-1 Europa League group stage defeat against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise as he started alongside Ibrahima Konate in defence.
Liverpool may be forced to dip into the January transfer market for another defender after Matip recently suffered a potentially season-ending ACL injury, but Qansah hopes to take his chance to become a regular starter at his boyhood club.
Players rarely discuss competition amongst team-mates, but the 20-year-old wasn’t afraid to state his intentions in the wake of Matip’s unfortunate injury post-match on Thursday.
Quansah has made 11 senior appearances for the Reds with each of those coming this season and brazenly revealed his ambitions to become a regular feature for the remainder of the season.
Jarell Quansah confidently revealed his ambitions to become a regular starter at Liverpool
Quansah brazenly explained he wants to jump above the injured Joel Matip in Liverpool’s pecking order
‘It’s a shame what happened to Joel and my condolences go with him but my idea was to try and get over him anyway and try to be a starting centre-back in the Premier League at the end of the day.
‘I’m just trying and any opportunity, hopefully more come, I am just trying to really push on and be the best centre-back I can be.’
Reds supporters were astonished to hear the youngster’s comments, but some believe it shows the mentality that players need to have to become a regular at the club.
Wild 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/zRRA701kMl
— The Kop Watch (@TheKopWatch) December 14, 2023
The 20-year-old Reds defender has been handed sporadic first-team opportunities this season
One supporter said: ‘It’s not wild. This is the mentality we need our players to have. No one’s position is safe.’
Another similarly added: ‘I mean in all fairness it’s exactly the break he needed for his career, at the expensive of his colleague/friend but still.’
