Liverpool are considering re-signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah | OneFootball

Liverpool are considering signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah this summer, according to Sky Sports Germany journalist Patrick Berger.

The Anfield club sold the Englishman to the Bundesliga club last summer but Liverpool manager Arne Slot wants reinforcements at the back.

The Reds sold Quansah to Leverkusen for €35 million last summer but secured an €80m buy-back clause in the deal.

The clause is valid until the end of May and it appears Liverpool will consider triggering it.

They could lose Ibrahima Konate for free at the end of the season as he has yet to agree to terms of an extension.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is also approaching the twilight of his career and the club want to strengthen in defence.

Quansah is proving himself in the German top-flight and a return to Anfield could appeal to him.

The 23-year-old has played 32 times across all competitions this term, weighing in with four goals.

He made 23 appearances for Liverpool last term but was open to leaving last summer for regular football elsewhere.

Quansah has got his wish at Leverkusen, showing what he is capable of when given the chances, and the Reds have been impressed.

Liverpool are not surprised by his form and including a buy-back option in the deal made sense as they knew he could become an option for them going forward.

He is not the only defender on their radar but he could become their top target as they already know what to expect from their academy graduate.

Liverpool need to upgrade across all departments in the summer after an underwhelming Premier League campaign this season.

Quansah will be desperate to prove himself should he return to his boyhood club, but a deal will only likely happen if it becomes certain that Konate is leaving at the end of the season.