OFFICIAL: Leverkusen sign Quansah from Liverpool in £35m deal

The 22-year-old centre-back has been handed the number 4 shirt, once famously worn by Sami Hyypia during his influential spell at Leverkusen from 2002 to 2006 — a period that included the club's memorable run to the Champions League final.

The symbolic gesture signals high expectations for Quansah to follow in similarly commanding footsteps. As part of the agreement, Liverpool have reportedly secured a buyback clause that activates in 2027, with a fee starting at €60 million, underlining the club's belief in the defender's long-term potential.

Quansah, who impressed during his breakout campaign at Anfield, arrives in Germany as a key part of Leverkusen's continued evolution.

With Champions League football on the horizon and domestic ambitions to defend, his addition is seen as both a strategic and symbolic move for a side determined to consolidate their position among Europe's elite.