Bayer Leverkusen pushing to sign Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah | OneFootball

kicker reports that Bayer Leverkusen are pushing to sign Liverpool centre-back Jarell Quansah this summer.

After the departures of Jonathan Tah and Odilon Kossounou, Leverkusen are short on defensive numbers. die Werkself need not only a replacement for the German but also need to boost their numbers in the backline.

Leverkusen have identified Quansah and AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw as their top two targets in the defence.

Quansah is currently the name that is linked the most with a move to the BayArena. Talks are said to be already underway for the 22-year-old. However, Leverkusen will not pay the €45m reported fee for the defender and would prefer a fee of €30m, which would still make Quansah Leverkusen’s most expensive defender.

When it comes to who will be the ‘leader’ of the Leverkusen defence going forward, that role could fall upon Edmond Tapsoba or Piero Hincapie; either can use the opportunity to further develop themselves in a quasi-leadership role. Then, when it comes to defensive numbers, Leverkusen also have Jeanuël Belocian and Axel Tape, who are on the younger side and can provide depth.

GGFN | Jack Meenan