Erik ten Hag was all smiles after welcoming Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen but his joke may not go down well with supporters.
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Quansah joins Leverkusen from LiverpoolLinks up with Erik ten Hag in GermanyDutchman greets new signing with a jokeFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Quansah has left Liverpool and signed for Leverkusen on a deal that runs until 2030. He will work under Ten Hag with the Bundesliga side and arrives after helping England's Under-21s win the Euros by beating Germany in the final. Leverkusen shared some footage of Ten Hag welcoming Quansah to the club on the club's YouTube channel and let slip how he greeted the England star with a joke.
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He said in reference to the Euro final: “Congrats for winning! And for beating the Germans! Very good!” The remark went down well with Quansah who was spotted laughing as he met his new manager.
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Of course, the comment may not go down too well with Leverkusen fans who saw Germany beaten 3-2 by the Young Lions after extra-time.
Yet Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes is certainly glad to Quansah on board. He told the club's media: "He has already made an impressive impact in a Liverpool defence dominated by world-class players. With Jarell, our defence gains significant dynamism, pace and toughness in tackling, and he's another very important building block for the future."
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Quansah will now get to know his new team-mates ahead of the start of the new season. Leverkusen's first game is against Sonnenhof Großaspach in the first round of the DFB-Pokal before an opening Bundesliga fixture against Hoffenheim.
