{
  "id": 12820049,
  "title": "Chelsea and Arsenal to rival Liverpool for Jarell Quansah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/chelsea-and-arsenal-to-rival-liverpool-for-jarell-quansah",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chelsea-arsenal-rival-liverpool-jarell-075600350.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea and Arsenal are vying with Liverpool for the signature of Jarell Quansah next summer, as Bayer Leverkusen prepares for his exit from the German club. The 23-year-old defender, who arrived from Liverpool for £34 million in 2021, has emerged as a sought-after player since making his mark in Germany. Leverkusen holds a €70 million buy-back option, equivalent to £59.3 million, on the former academy graduate, and are weighing up the possibility of activating it.\n\nLiverpool is reported to be among the clubs interested in Quansah, with the club's potential exit from Leverkusen in the summer already being discussed behind the scenes. Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg has stated that \"movement already happening behind the scenes,\" with Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal all expressing interest. Real Madrid has also been spotted regularly scouting the defender. Quansah has shown his versatility at Leverkusen, operating in both central defence and at right-back, and has even broken into the England set-up under manager Thomas Tuchel, receiving nine caps since his debut in 2025.",
  "summary": "Chelsea and Arsenal are both interested in signing Jarell Quansah next summer with an exit from Bayer Leverkusen likely next summer.Quansah is attracting interest from a number of leading clubs after ...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "“Movement already happening behind the scenes” – Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal pushing for Quansah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/movement-already-happening-behind-the-scenes-liverpool-chelsea-and",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:48:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}