Jarell Quansah has left Liverpool for Bayer Leverkusen, the Premier League champions have confirmed.
The versatile defender had fallen down the pecking order beneath Arne Slot after a breakout marketing campaign with Jurgen Klopp the earlier season, and has now left the Anfield membership for £30million, plus £5m in add-ons.
Having come by means of the academy ranks, Quansah, who can play at both centre again or proper again, departs for Erik ten Hag’s Bayer Leverkusen facet who’re starting a brand new period.
To this point this summer time the 2023-24 Bundesliga champions have misplaced supervisor Xabi Alonso, star man Florian Wirtz and proper again Jeremie Frimpong, leaving former United boss Ten Hag with a serious rebuild.
But one in all his first acquisitions has been Quansah, who brings loads of high degree expertise regardless of his comparatively younger age.
In addition to profitable the U21 Euros with England, the centre again has additionally lifted two Carabao Cups and a Premier League title in his 58 appearances for Liverpool.
Jarell Quansah has accomplished his £35million transfer to Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool confirmed
There he’ll be a part of up with former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag who has taken cost
Quansah will put on the No 4 shirt at Leverkusen after signing a five-year deal
After becoming a member of the membership on the age of 5, this will likely be solely his second alternative to play for a workforce aside from Liverpool, having gone on mortgage at Bristol Rovers for the second half of the 2022-23 season.
In asserting the information, the boyhood Reds fan penned an emotional message on social media to his supporters.
‘From the second I walked by means of the doorways of the Academy at 5 years previous, I dreamed of at some point carrying the Liverpool shirt at Anfield. 17 years later, I can now say I’ve lived that dream,’ he wrote on Instagram.
‘To my team-mates, thanks for welcoming me, pushing me, and believing in me. I’ve realized a lot from sharing the pitch and dressing room with such superb individuals and can always remember the unimaginable recollections we’ve had.
‘To the employees, the coaches, and everybody behind the scenes, your perception and dedication have all the time been a continuing supply of motivation. You will have helped me develop not solely as a footballer, however as an individual as nicely.
‘And to the followers, your help has all the time been unmatched. Whether or not at Anfield or away from residence, listening to you sing by no means didn’t encourage me. I’ll carry that with me wherever I am going.
‘Liverpool will all the time maintain a particular place in my coronary heart. It’s not only a membership — it’s a household! That is goodbye for now, however I’ll all the time be watching — as soon as a Crimson, all the time a Crimson.’
Mail Sport reported in June that Liverpool may have a buy-back clause included within the deal for Quansah, who has penned phrases on a five-year deal in Germany.
The defender had fallen down the pecking order beneath Arne Slot and located sport time onerous to return by
In an emotional Instagram put up Quansah paid tribute to everybody from the followers to the backroom employees throughout his time at Liverpool
With Quansah’s departure now confirmed, Liverpool will now give attention to making an attempt to usher in a younger centre-back.
Along with their curiosity in Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi, Slot’s workforce are additionally seeking to signal one other participant with potential in that place.
Over the previous 12 months Liverpool checked out Leny Yoro earlier than he joined Manchester United and Dean Huijsen previous to his swap to Actual Madrid.
Liverpool have been monitoring Ajax’s Jorrel Hato, with the 19-year-old able to taking part in at centre again or left again.
