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Qatar Tribune
44 minutes ago
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Leverkusen sign Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah in £35 million deal
LondoncTypeface:> Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah in a £35 million deal ($47.9 million). The Bundesliga side will pay £30 million up front for the 22-year-old centre-back, who started last season alongside Virgil van Dijk against Ipswich but was substituted at half-time and never regained his regular starting place. Liverpool are also understood to have inserted a buy-back option into the deal for their academy graduate, who joined the club as a five-year-old. A statement on the Reds' official website read: 'Jarell Quansah has completed a transfer from Liverpool to Bayer Leverkusen. 'Everybody at LFC would like to thank Jarell for his contributions and wish him the very best for the future.' The Warrington-born England Under-21 international, who made his debut in 2023 and went on to make 58 appearances, leaves Anfield as a Premier League champion and League Cup winner. Leverkusen welcomed Quansah with a message on their official X account which read: 'Liv to Lev. Welcome to Bayer, Jarell Quansah!' (PA Media/dpa)
Arab News
3 hours ago
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- Arab News
Liverpool defender Quansah signs for Bayer Leverkusen
MUNICH: Center-half Jarell Quansah has joined Bayer Leverkusen from Premier League champions Liverpool for a reported club record fee, the Bundesliga side announced on Wednesday. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport According to British and German press, the transfer fee for the 22-year-old could go up to 40 million euros ($47 million), including 10 million euros in add-ons. Liv to Lev Welcome to Bayer 04, Jarell Quansah! #Quansah2030 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) July 2, 2025 German specialist media Kicker and The Athletic also reported the inclusion of a 60-million-euros buy-back clause in the contract, which Liverpool could activate from summer 2027 to re-sign Quansah. 'We are very happy to be able to sign Jarell Quansah, one of the most promising English central defenders,' said Leverkusen managing director of sport Simon Rolfes. 'He made a very impressive contribution to a Liverpool defense full of world-class players. Jarell will give our defense extra dynamism, tempo and strength.' Quansah becomes the most expensive signing in Leverkusen's history, following on from the previous record arrival of midfielder Kerem Demirbay for 32 million euros in 2019. The 2025 European under-21 champion with England joined Liverpool's academy as a five-year-old, and rose through the ranks before making his first-team debut in 2023. He went on to appear 58 times for the Merseysiders, winning the League Cup in 2022 and 2024, as well as the Premier League title last season. After playing second fiddle to first-choice defensive duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate for much of the 2024/25 campaign, Quansah arrives at Leverkusen to replace departed former captain Jonathan Tah at the heart of the Bundesliga club's defense. 'The ambitious targets here were clearly explained to me during the negotiations. It's a great role and challenge for me to be part of the current Leverkusen rebuild,' said Quansah. After creating league history by winning the Bundesliga undefeated in 2024, Leverkusen endured a difficult title defense last term, finishing 13 points adrift of winners Bayern Munich. Stars of their league-and-cup double from two seasons years ago, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, have recently gone in the opposite direction from Quansah, joining Liverpool from Leverkusen this close-season.
Daily Tribune
5 hours ago
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- Daily Tribune
Leverkusen Secure Quansah from Liverpool
TDT | Manama Bayer Leverkusen have signed England Under-21 defender Jarell Quansah from Liverpool on a five-year deal. Though official fees remain undisclosed, reports suggest the transfer could reach £35 million including add-ons. Quansah, 22, graduated from Liverpool's academy and made 58 appearances since his senior debut in the 2023-24 season. He was also part of England's victorious Under-21 European Championship squad this year. Leverkusen's Sporting Director Simon Rolfes praised Quansah's pace, agility, and skill, highlighting him as one of England's top defensive talents. Leverkusen, runners-up in the Bundesliga last season, recently appointed Erik ten Hag as head coach. The club also sold Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong to Liverpool, with Wirtz's transfer valued at around £100 million plus bonuses.
Observer
6 hours ago
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Liverpool defender Quansah signs for Bayer Leverkusen
MUNICH, Germany: Centre-half Jarell Quansah has joined Bayer Leverkusen from Premier League champions Liverpool for a reported club record fee, the Bundesliga side announced on Wednesday. According to British and German press, the transfer fee for the 22-year-old could go up to 40 million euros ($47 million), including 10 million euros in add-ons. German specialist media Kicker and The Athletic also reported the inclusion of a 60-million-euros buy-back clause in the contract, which Liverpool could activate from summer 2027 to re-sign Quansah. "We are very happy to be able to sign Jarell Quansah, one of the most promising English central defenders," said Leverkusen managing director of sport Simon Rolfes. "He made a very impressive contribution to a Liverpool defence full of world-class players. Jarell will give our defence extra dynamism, tempo and strength." Quansah becomes the most expensive signing in Leverkusen's history, following on from the previous record arrival of midfielder Kerem Demirbay for 32 million euros in 2019. The 2025 European under-21 champion with England joined Liverpool's academy as a five-year-old, and rose through the ranks before making his first-team debut in 2023. He went on to appear 58 times for the Merseysiders, winning the League Cup in 2022 and 2024, as well as the Premier League title last season. After playing second fiddle to first-choice defensive duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate for much of the 2024/25 campaign, Quansah arrives at Leverkusen to replace departed former captain Jonathan Tah at the heart of the Bundesliga club's defence. "The ambitious targets here were clearly explained to me during the negotiations. It's a great role and challenge for me to be part of the current Leverkusen rebuild," said Quansah. After creating league history by winning the Bundesliga undefeated in 2024, Leverkusen endured a difficult title defence last term, finishing 13 points adrift of winners Bayern Munich. Stars of their league-and-cup double from two seasons years ago, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong, have recently gone in the opposite direction from Quansah, joining Liverpool from Leverkusen this close-season.— AFP
BBC News
8 hours ago
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'We've been rash' - fans on Quansah sale
We asked for your thoughts on the decision to sell Jarell Quansah to Bayer is a selection of comments:Eug: Good business for Liverpool. He has a lot of potential but he's not there yet. Maybe he won't realise his full potential, you never know. The money the club got for him is more than I This is a mistake. He was outstanding for England Under 21s recently, especially in the final. He's a big-time Would have personally kept Jarell. In my opinion, he is as good as any centre-half. Alright he makes a few mistakes, but who doesn't? He also makes a lot of tackles. I personally think he is equal to or better than Ibrahima Konate, who let it be known has made many errors himself over a few I'm not sure if we would be upgrading on Quansah if we signed Marc Guehi. Yes stats can be misleading. Palace had far more defensive pressure to cope with than Liverpool FC. But this is a big step up from Palace and the expectation of win at all costs, every week, is always the litmus test for any new signing. Konate doesn't appear to want to extend his contract with Real Madrid looking to steal another Red for free. The club are rolling the dice here and with a year to go on Konate's contract the club are right to gamble now rather than 12 months down the The moment Slot took him off at half-time in the first Premier League game away at Ipswich, the writing was on the wall for Jarell and as the season went on the likes of Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa and Darwin Nunez got the same treatment. They weren't trusted by the new coach and got limited minutes. I personally think it's a mistake letting him go if he can just cut out the silly mistakes he occasionally makes. He could have been the natural successor to Virgil van Jarell has potential, but is far from the need right now. £35m is good business and I'm sure we've negotiated a decent buy-back I think we've been rash to get rid of Quansah and I'm not sure Guehi will be an improvement. Quansah was still improving and his front-footed style suits Liverpool far better.
