Jarell Quansah medical booked! Bayer Leverkusen all clear to sign Liverpool defender as Jonathan Tah replacement

Quansah's pending move to Leverkusen has taken another big step towards being finalised, as Fabrizio Romano reports that his medical has been booked and will take place on Monday. A fee rising to £35 million ($48m) has been agreed for the 22-year-old, though the deal includes a buy-back clause which could be worth between £60m ($82m) and £70m ($96m) depending on various add-ons being met.

Quansah has been on the books at Liverpool since the age of five, but fell out of favour last season under Arne Slot. The club feel that the next stage in his development should take place away from Anfield, though the inclusion of a much larger buy-back clause indicates that they retain high hopes for his future.

This deal is a continuation of the good relationship between the Reds and Leverkusen this summer, with Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong recently heading in the opposite direction.

Quansah made 13 Premier League starts in 2023-24, which was his first full season in the Liverpool first-team squad. But this was reduced to just four league starts under Slot, two of which came in defeats once the title had been secured, and he was introduced off the bench just nine times as Ibrahima Konate nailed down a starting role alongside Virgil van Dijk.

Quansah's next chapter appears set to begin in the coming days as he follows several young English stars in making a Bundesliga switch. He will hope to star for Erik ten Hag's side both domestically and in Europe as he aims to take his career to a new level. In the meantime, he will hope for U21 European Championship glory with England on Saturday evening.

Leverkusen will be glad to bring in a high-potential young defender as the long-term successor to the departed Jonathan Tah. Meanwhile, Liverpool have been linked with Marc Guehi, left with a shortage of senior centre-back options and with the future of Konate still yet to be resolved.