Bayer Leverkusen has replaced former captain Jonathan Tah with Jarell Quansah from Liverpool in a club-record signing for a defender.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Quansah signed a contract through June 2030 and will wear Tah\u2019s former No. 4 shirt, the Bundesliga club said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The reported fee of more than 30 million euros ($35.3 million) rising to 40 million ($47 million) with bonuses corresponds roughly with what Liverpool agreed to pay Leverkusen for Netherlands right back Jeremie Frimpong in May, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n
Liverpool reportedly secured a buy-back option for Quansah for more than 60 million euros ($70.6 million) after he has spent two seasons at Leverkusen.<\/p>\n
Leverkusen also sold star player Florian Wirtz to Liverpool last month for a Bundesliga-record fee.<\/p>\n
Tah switched to league rival Bayern Munich once the season concluded after declining to extend his contract. He had spent a decade at Leverkusen and was a key part of the team which won the Bundesliga and German Cup unbeaten in 2023-24.<\/p>\n
Quansah won the Under-21 European Championship with England last week. But he was unable to establish himself as a regular starter at Liverpool ahead of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konat\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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