Jarell Quansah's Bayer Leverkusen contract is set to include a relatively small buy-back clause, offering Liverpool some insurance if the 22-year-old goes on to establish himself as a top-class defender with the Bundesliga club.

Funds raised through Quansah’s sale are likely to be reinvested in another centre-back. Reports have named Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi as a player of interest but the England international is thought to be reluctant to join a team without guarantees of regular first-team football.