Liverpool stars Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have sent messages to one of their young teammates.
The two Reds defenders are currently away on international duty with their respective countries. They will feature at the Euros in Germany later in June.
One young Liverpool player has sadly missed out on the opportunity to be a part of his country’s international squad.
Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk have now showed him some love on Instagram.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk send message to Jarrel Quansah
Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah had an incredible 2023/24 season.
The young defender broke into Jurgen Klopp’s first team and played 33 senior games for the Reds in all competitions. He even received an England call-up.
Gareth Southgate named him in his provisional squad for Euro 2024. Quansah was even on the bench in England’s friendly games against Bosnia and Iceland.
However, the 21-year-old missed out on the final squad and has now bid goodbye to his international teammates after leaving the England camp.
That is a shame for Quansah, but we’re sure he would’ve learnt a lot over the last two weeks having rubbed shoulders with the best players in the country.
The defender took to Instagram to wish his teammates well for the Euros while also claiming that it was an ‘unbelievable experience’ to be a part of the England squad.
Liverpool skipper Van Dijk reacted to his post with an emoji, while Alexander-Arnold, who has made the England squad, wrote: “Future is bright!”
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Micah Richards’ prediction about Quansah has come true
Quansah’s rise at Liverpool in his breakthrough season has been unbelievable.
Many people were urging Klopp to sign a new centre-half before the start of the 2023/24 campaign, but the German kept his faith in the 21-year-old, and that turned out to be the right call.
Some Liverpool fans may argue that Quansah deserved a spot in the England squad, but Micah Richards predicted in April that it’s probably a bit too early for him.
That prediction has now come true after Southgate left Quansah out of his final squad.
He said then: “He’s not played every single game and he probably wouldn’t be playing if other players were fit.
“But yeah, I think the factor of playing alongside Van Dijk has obviously helped him, if it was say Quansah and [Joe] Gomez and he was playing at the same level, I’d probably agree with that [idea of going to the Euros].
“He has been outstanding for a young player, especially in the Man City game when they had [Conor] Bradley at right back and him centre-half.
“I believe that he really showed his maturity in that game, but in terms of England, I think it’s a little bit early for him.”