Source: Bayer in talks to sign Liverpool's Quansah

Bayer Leverkusen are successful talks with Liverpool implicit a woody to motion defender Jarell Quansah, a root told ESPN.

Negotiations are ongoing betwixt the 2 clubs, with Quansah having signed a caller five-year declaration astatine Liverpool past October.

The 22-year-old centre-back joined Liverpool's academy astatine the property of five, making his elder debut for the nine against Newcastle United successful August 2023.

Quansah enjoyed a palmy breakthrough run nether Jürgen Klopp successful 2023-24, making 33 appearances successful each competitions.

However, the England younker planetary -- who is representing his state astatine the under-21 European Championship this summertime -- struggled for signifier past season, starting conscionable 4 games successful the Premier League nether Arne Slot.

Liverpool person a beardown moving narration with Leverkusen, having signed wing-back Jeremie Frimpong successful a £29.5m woody past month.

Last week, Slot's broadside besides struck a woody to motion Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz for what could extremity up being a British-record transportation interest of £116m.

A root told ESPN that immoderate imaginable woody for Quansah would beryllium unrelated to the Wirtz transfer.

Should Quansah depart, Liverpool would beryllium successful request of antiaircraft reinforcements, with chap centre-back Ibrahima Konaté acceptable to beryllium retired of declaration adjacent summer.