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Jarell Quansah's impending departure is set to replenish Liverpool's coffers in the transfer market, with the Reds expected to receive in excess of $45 million for the center-back.
Liverpool has spent heavily in the off-season, with the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez either already having been confirmed or set to be confirmed in the coming days.
All three signings are extremely exciting, but they would not be financially possible without sales, and Quansah is set to bring in a significant amount of money.
Caoimhin Kelleher and Trent Alexander-Arnold have already brought in fees this summer, but Quansah's is by far the biggest of the lot.
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Kelleher was sold for an initial $17 million — although that fee could rise to $24 million if various add-on clauses are met — while Alexander-Arnold departed for $11.5 million.
Alexander-Arnold's fee pales in comparison to his market value, and that is big reason why Liverpool's fans remain so disappointed with the manner of his departure.
Alexander-Arnold's market value, according to Transfermarkt, is $86 million, but Madrid was able to secure him for a much lower fee as the player had allowed his contract to run down at Liverpool.
The reality is that Liverpool did well to get $11.5 million for the right-back, as he would have been able to leave for nothing had Madrid been willing to wait until July 1 to sign him.
Alexander-Arnold made his Real Madrid debut this week
As it was, Madrid was so keen for Alexander-Arnold to be a part of Xabi Alonso's squad for the start of the Club World Cup this month, the Spanish giant decided to part with a not-insignificant sum to convince Liverpool to let him leave during the first transfer window of the summer.
Quansah's market value is almost four times lower than Alexander-Arnold's, but he is set to bring in a transfer fee around four times higher than the Reds' former No
66.
Liverpool took steps to secure Quansah's services last October, as he signed a contract extension to tie him to the Merseyside club until 2029.
When it emerged on Friday that Quansah was closing in on a move to Germany, a Liverpool fan on social media platform X dug up the club's Quansah contract announcement from last year and responded, "Legend, got us a fee," in a clear dig at Alexander-Arnold and the manner of his exit.
While Arne Slot would have loved to have kept Alexander-Arnold, he is allowing Quansah to leave after selecting the 22-year-old in a Premier League starting XI on just four occasions, with two of those starts coming after the title was already wrapped up.