New details on Jarell Quansah's transfer to Bayer Leverkusen emerge
Fabrizio Romano has new information to convey with respect to Jarell Quansah's impending Bundesliga move. The Italian transfer expert claims the Liverpool centre-back will head to Bayer Leverkusen via a €30m base-transfer-fee with €5m in add ons. Romano also reports that Liverpool have secured a buyback option as part of the deal.
The Athletic has slightly different figures to report. The American source speaks of a €35m base-transfer-fee with another €6m in performance-related bonuses. At present, The Athletic has nothing to say on Romano's talk of a buyback clause. Romano himself doesn't reference any specific figures.
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Quansah's move to the 2023/24 Bundesliga champions appears to be a done deal in any case. Germany's most reliable footballing publication – in a report emerging earlier today – effectively confirmed that B04 sporting director Simon Rolfes has wrapped up the transfer in a personal visit to Slovakia yesterday.
All that remains is for Quansah to complete his Leverkusen medical following his current tour-of-duty with the England U21s at the ongoing UEFA U21 European Championship.
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