by Jarell Quansah has completed his move from Liverpool to Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth up to £ 35 million. The 22-year-old had an impressive European U21 championship campaign as part of the triumphals English team, but found chances at the club level last season. The local central defender started four Premier League games, 13 in all competitions when Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté set up a title partnership.
Liverpool is guaranteed to receive 30 million GBP for quansah plus £ 5 million in add-ons. The deal is the third between the clubs this summer after the Premier League Champions of Jeremie Frimpong through the Premier League Champions and the record signing by Florian Wirtz.
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Despite the sale of the young defender, who made his debut in 2023 and signed a new long -term contract in Angeld in October, Liverpool Quansah looked at a player with a rich potential and has negotiated a pre -bidder resilator. “Everyone at LFC would like to thank Jarell for his contributions and wish him all the best for the future,” said the club.
“I was able to get a good impression of the team and the club when Liverpool played Leverkusen in the Champions League last season,” Quansah told the Leverkusen website. “Brilliant team – in the first hour they played at Anfield like almost no other side.
“The ambitious goals here were clearly explained to me during the negotiations. It is a major role and challenge for me to be part of the current renovation of Leverkusen.”
Liverpool could strengthen its central defensive options with a change for Captain Crystal Palace, Marc Guéhi, but Palace has to reduce its price of 65 million GBP for a defender who remained a year through his contract.
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Quansah’s departure of Liverpool comes on the same day. It was confirmed that the former Arsenal and the Barcelona midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst joined the club as an assistant coach, the reservations of a visa.
Van Bronckhorst, who trained Feyenoord, Guangzhou, Rangers and most recently Besiktas, replaces Arne Slots former assistants and now Ajax head coach John Heitita. Liverpool has also confirmed the return of Xavi Valero as the new head of the first team goalkeeper coaching. Valero worked for the club during the reign of Rafael Benítez and has spent West Ham for the past seven years. He replaces Fabian Otte, who leaves after a season, while the Brazil World Cup winner Claudio Taffarel also resigned as a goalkeeper coach in Liverpool after four years.
In the meantime, Jarrad Branthwaite Everton’s new ambitions under David Moyes have attributed the key factor to his decision to sign a five -year contract with the club. The 23-year-old was Everton’s young player of the year in the last two seasons.
Everton had previously opposed Manchester United’s interest in the defense lawyer born in Carlisle, who would have a thigh injury in the English European U21 championship squad.
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Chelsea was also associated with Branthwaite, but he said that it was an “easy decision” to sign his future to Everton. He quoted Moyes and the new direction of the club under the possession of the Friedkin group as important influences. “I’ve been in Everton for five and a half years now and have seen the club had in the past six months. It is very exciting for us as a team to have the new stadium as a player. The new season was a big deal.
“The way the manager we go as a team and what he should do for the next season and where he wants to challenge we have a big influence on the decision. I think you saw what we can do towards the end of last season. The manager is really good, but not only for me, but for the group.
Moyes said: “He is still 23 and his best years are hopefully still before him. We believe that he can play a big role in an exciting new era in the football club.”
Everton remains in conversations with Villarreal about her international striker of France, the international striker Thierno Barry. The 22-year-old, who scored 11 goals in La Liga last season, has a publication clause of € 40 million (34.4 million GBP), but Everton tries to negotiate a lower fee. Michael Keane, who no longer has a contract, was offered a new deal and is expected to remain.
