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Jarell Quansah comments on Liverpool 'crisis' speak volumes - 'That is all I can say'

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It has led to pundits criticising Arne Slot’s approach, with Jamie Carragher claiming “it is far too easy to get at Liverpool”.But Quansah, who is part of the England squad that will face Wales in a Wembley friendly on Thursday, smiled when asked if he was worried about Liverpool’s blip.The 22-year-old defender said: “I’m not part of Liverpool any more. That is all I can say on that.”READ MORE: I had no choice but to retire after leaving Liverpool - Jurgen Klopp helped me decide what to do nextREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk called out in 'worrying' Liverpool dressing room claimLiverpool were expected to replace Quansah with Marc Guehi but the Crystal Palace skipper’s move to Anfield fell through at the last minute.



And a return to Merseyside is not on his mind, even though Liverpool had a £51million buy-back clause - which can be activated in the summer of 2027 - inserted into the deal that took Quansah to the Bundesliga.When asked about that clause, Quansah said: “I play for Leverkusen and I’m not in a position where I think I can just jump straight back in and be the best player in the world and solve every problem.“I’m still young and I’m still going to make mistakes. The quicker I iron them out the quicker I can feel really, really confident with my own ability and know exactly the player I am because I still don’t exactly know that yet.

I’ll only get that by playing more games.“That’s what I’m set up to do at the moment.”Quansah - who is still waiting for his first England cap despite being in several squads - has made a promising start to his career with Leverkusen, who sacked Erik ten Hag after only two league matches but lie fifth in the Bundesliga table. If you try and move to another top Premier League side, you might not be playing in the Champions League.“It’s been good for myself to make that step and go abroad because I just wanted game time and when you are at a team like Liverpool, it’s not promised because there are world class players all over the pitch.“I just wanted somewhere where they can trust that I might make mistakes at times but they will look under that and see I can keep pushing and pushing.”For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc.