Liverpool visit Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday night.
The Reds have endured a tough season so far and were beaten 4-0 by Manchester City in the FA Cup in their last outing.
Arne Slot may have guided his side to the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Anfield, but the Dutchman is under increasing pressure with his side now battling to finish in the top four this time around.
Away from the action, it has been revealed that Liverpool are unlikely to trigger a buy-back clause for one of their former players.
As reported by Sky Sports Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, the Merseyside outfit are not currently considering a move to re-sign centre-back Jarell Quansah from Bayer Leverkusen.
It is claimed that the Reds included a buy-back clause in the deal that took Quansah from Anfield to Germany last summer, for a fee of around £35 million.
Quansah is enjoying a fine debut season in Germany (Photo: DPA/Alamy)
Quansah has made 38 appearances so far this season and scored four goals, establishing himself as a key player for Leverkusen in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League.
The central defender was a product of Liverpool’s youth system and played 58 times for the club before departing last year.
He featured 13 times as Slot’s side cruised to the top flight title last term, but the report claims that the reigning Premier League champions are not currently planning to activate their buy-back clause to sign the defender.
Instead, Liverpool are said currently be working to agree a new contract with centre-back Ibrahima Konate, who is in the final few months of his current deal.
The buy-back clause is reportedly set at around £70 million for Quansah, but Plettenberg claims that the German club have not received any indication from the player or the Reds that the clause will be triggered.