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Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah has been named in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualification matches after making it to the Euro 2024 preliminary squad last summer.

The 22-year-old center-back was included in the 26-player selection announced today, alongside club teammate Curtis Jones.

England will play two home World Cup qualifiers this month, hosting Albania at Wembley on March 21 before facing Latvia three days later on March 24.

For Quansah, this selection represents continued recognition at the highest level following his previous involvement with the senior England setup.

The Liverpool defender first joined the Three Lions’ senior squad in November 2024, when then-interim manager Lee Carsley drafted him in after Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite withdrew through injury.

At that time, Carsley described the opportunity as “great” for the young defender, who had previously represented England across seven different age groups, accumulating 30 caps throughout the youth system

Speaking in his pre-Newcastle United press conference, Arne Slot reacted to the call-up for the young defender:

“It says a lot about his mentality.

I changed him v Ipswich [in opening game] and Virgil and Ibou are such a strong combination, so every time he plays everyone can see he is a talent, he has had some setbacks and he has reacted and shown in recent performances, he has outgrown being called just a talent so that is what Tuchel has seen.”

“He has done well for us in a position he is not used to, at right-back.

And he gives us something different on set-pieces too, you saw where he hit the post.”

Adding more on the start of Quansah’s season, Arne Slot said:

“That [Ipswich game] probably led to a situation where he was criticised more than what was normal.

He managed his way back into it,” Slot explained.

“Before the winter break, he had a few good moments, so mentality-wise, it might have been a big moment for him, that Ipswich game.”

“Now he has experienced people are not only positive about him, he knows now he can fight his way back when people aren’t as positive?

And that is something a young player should experience because a career is not always going up.”

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