Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but British media reported that Leverkusen would pay up to £35 million, including £5 million in potential add-ons.

The 22-year-old defender, a product of Liverpool’s academy, made his senior debut in the 2023-24 season and went on to make 58 appearances in all competitions for the Merseyside outfit.

Quansah was part of the England squad which won the Under-21 European Championship this year under Lee Carsley.

“We are delighted to have signed Jarell Quansah, one of England’s most promising centrebacks. He’s quick, agile and a good footballer,” Leverkusen’s sporting director Simon Rolfes said in a statement.

Leverkusen, who finished second to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, appointed former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag as their head coach in May, replacing Xabi Alonso who left to join Real Madrid.

They sold Dutch rightback Jeremie Frimpong and German international Florian Wirtz to Liverpool, with the latter departing last month for a fee of £100 million and a further maximum of £16 million in potential bonuses.