Bayer Leverkusen confirm record signing of Jarell Quansah from Liverpool
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Jarell Quansah is officially a Bayer 04 Leverkusen player.
The German vice-champions confirmed the signing of the English centre-back from Liverpool on Wednesday.
The English U21 international has signed a contract running until 2030 with Die Werkself and joins for a reported record-breaking fee of €35 million plus bonuses, making him Leverkusen’s most expensive signing ever.
“We are very pleased to sign Jarell Quansah, one of the most promising English center-backs," said Bayer 04 managing director for sport Simon Rolfes.
"He is fast, agile, and a good footballer. He has already made impressive contributions in Liverpool’s defense, which is shaped by world-class players. With Jarell, our defense gains added dynamism, pace, toughness in duels, and another very important building block for the Werkself’s future.”
Quansah, who will wear the number 4 shirt at Leverkusen, arrives with great enthusiasm.
“I got a good impression of the team and club when we faced Leverkusen last season in the Champions League with Liverpool. A great team - they played the first 60 minutes like hardly any other team at Anfield,” said the 22-year-old.
“During the talks, they explained their ambitious goals very clearly. It’s a great challenge and opportunity for me to be part of Leverkusen’s current revival," he added.
Quansah was most recently a key player for the England side that defeated Germany 3-2 in the final to win the U21 Euros.
