Newcastle United hopeful £30m will be enough to bring 22-year-old Liverpool star to St James' Park this summer

As we get over our little rant about the media trying to unsettle our players with talks of transfer moves, we find ourselves on the other end today as a report is now suggesting Newcastle United are confident that they can land 22-year-old England international from Liverpool for just £30 million.

Obviously, £30 million isn't pocket change, and in these PSR-governed times, that could make quite a dent in Newcastle's available funds.

But for a 22-year-old full England international from who are likely to be the Premier League champions come the summer, £30 million is peanuts.

The Times claim that Newcastle are confident that an initial bid of £30 million will be enough to prise Jarell Quansah away from Liverpool, however.

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Newcastle can offer Jarell Quansah first-team football

Quansah has been on Newcastle's radar since last summer and the young Liverpool star has been called up to a few England squads, including the latest by Thomas Tuchel, but has yet to make his debut.

Indeed, Quansah has struggled to hold down a first-team place at club level which is where Newcastle get their confidence.

The Magpies believe that £30 million plus add-ons should be enough to convince Liverpool, and a promise of regular first-team football will temp Quansah into the move.

Liverpool's valuation of Jarell Quansah is above £30m

Liverpool hold a higher value for Quansah, but if the player starts agitating for a move with a promise of regular game time, they may drop their valuation.

The add-ons package would have to be impressive, you'd imagine though. There's definitely a feeling of some truth to this one, but as for whether a deal could be done at this value, we're not convinced.

It all really depends on whether Quansah makes a push for the move, we suspect.