Bristol Rovers are closing in on the loan signing of highly-rated Liverpool centre-back Jarell Quansah, Bristol Live understands, with the Gas hoping to process the teenager's paperwork in order for him to make his debut against Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday.
Barton watched the 19-year-old in action during Liverpool Under-21’s 4-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain last week and the Gas have been given the green light to loan the England Under-19 international for the rest of the 2022/23 season.
There was considerable excitement among the Rovers fanbase earlier this week when president Wael Al-Qadi started following Quansah on Instagram along with goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe, who was signed on Thursday. However, Liverpool were initially reticent to allow him to leave due to concerns over defensive coverage in the squad ahead of their Premier League fixture against Chelsea and it was looking more likely he would arrive in Bristol next week.
