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Jarell Quansah bid an affectional farewell to Liverpool connected Wednesday following his departure to Bayer Leverkusen.
The defender, who joined Liverpool aged five, has signed for the 2024 German champions for an archetypal interest of £30million ($41M) positive a imaginable £5M ($7M) successful add-ons. The interest makes him Leverkusen’s grounds signing, portion Liverpool has inserted a buyback clause successful the deal.
Having travel done the younker ranks astatine Anfield, Quansah established himself arsenic a subordinate of the first-team squad nether Jurgen Klopp, but struggled to propulsion connected aft Arne Slot’s appointment. He started the archetypal crippled of the Dutchman’s premiership, but wasn’t selected to commencement different Premier League lucifer astatine center-back until aft the rubric was clinched successful April.
His exit ever felt imaginable this summer, and the determination to Leverkusen comes connected the backmost of his fantabulous displays for England’s Under-21 side successful its palmy European Championship campaign.
Writing connected Instagram, Quansah thanked those astatine the nine who person helped him advancement into a Champions League defender.
“From the infinitesimal I walked done the doors of the Academy astatine 5 years old, I dreamed of 1 time wearing the Liverpool garment astatine Anfield. 17 years later, I tin present accidental I person lived that dream,” Quansah posted, alongside a video of his item reel astatine Liverpool.
“To my teammates, convey you for welcoming me, pushing me, and believing successful me. I’ve learned truthful overmuch from sharing the transportation and dressing country with specified astonishing radical and volition ne'er hide the unthinkable memories we’ve had.
“To the staff, the coaches, and everyone down the scenes, your content and dedication person ever been a changeless root of motivation. You person helped maine turn not lone arsenic a footballer, but arsenic a idiosyncratic arsenic well.
“And to the fans, your enactment has ever been unmatched. Whether astatine Anfield oregon distant from home, proceeding you sing ne'er failed to animate me. I volition transportation that with maine wherever I go.
“Liverpool volition ever clasp a peculiar spot successful my heart. It’s not conscionable a nine - it’s a family! This is goodbye for now, but I’ll ever beryllium watching - erstwhile a Red, ever a Red. Jarell.”
The words “goodbye for now” volition not person gone unnoticed fixed the club’s buyback option, though with Leverkusen acceptable to vie successful the Champions League this term, determination is simply a anticipation Quansah could beryllium backmost astatine Anfield successful conscionable a fewer months’ time.
His departure leaves Liverpool with conscionable 3 elder center-backs heading into the 2025/26 season, with the Reds not acceptable connected making much additions successful the market. The nine lone plans to deviate from its strategical attack if an applicable subordinate becomes disposable connected the market.
Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch’s quality to play center-back is believed to beryllium a important origin successful that rationale, though the Reds are exploring the anticipation of signing Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace.
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