Jarell Quansah has arrived to strengthen Bayer Leverkusen's defence ahead of the 2025/26 campaign. - © DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga

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Bayer Leverkusen sign Liverpool's Jarell Quansah

02.07.2025

Bayer Leverkusen have completed the signing of England U21 central defender Jarell Quansah from reigning Premier League champions Liverpool.

Quansah, who made 58 senior appearances in a Liverpool shirt, has put pen to paper on a five-year deal through to 30 June 2030 at the BayArena.

"I was able to get a good impression of the team and the club when we met Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League last season with Liverpool," the 22-year-old explained at his unveiling at Bayer 04 headquarters."

"During the transfer discussions, they explained to me exactly what ambitious goals they have here. It's a great opportunity and a new challenge for me to become part of this Leverkusen upswing."

Liverpool youth product Quansah made his first-team debut for the club after returning from a loan with League 1 side Bristol Rovers in 2023. He subsequently made 33 appearances as the Reds won the league cup under under legendary coach Jürgen Klopp.

Quansah followed that with 13 top-flight games in Liverpool's successful Premier League title push last season.

The 36-time youth international was named in Thomas Tuchel's first England squad in March of this year, but did not feature in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Albania and Latvia. This summer, he was a key member of the England U21 squad that won the UEFA European Championship, beating Germany 3-2 in the final.

Quansah (r.) played against Bundesliga 2 club Karlsruhe in a summer 2023 friendly. - Getty Images

"We are delighted to be able to sign Jarell Quansah, one of the most promising English central defenders. He is fast, agile, and a good footballer," said Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes.

"He has already made an impressive impact in a Liverpool defence dominated by world-class players. With Jarell, our defence gains distinct dynamism, pace, and toughness in duels, and he's another very important building block for the Werkself of the future."

Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga last season, having won the title and DFB Cup without losing in 2023/24. Xabi Alonso has since joined Real Madrid, with new coach Erik ten Hag the Spaniard's replacement, while defenders Jonathan Tah and Jeremie Frimpong have moved to Bayern Munich and Liverpool, respectively. Florian Wirtz has also departed for Liverpool this summer.

Ten Hag's men, who will visit Brazil in July, begin 2025/26 with a home game against German minnows Sonnenhof Großaspach in the DFB Cup first round (15-18 August). The new Bundesliga campaign kicks off the following weekend when Quansah and Co. host Hoffenheim.