News Summary

• Jarell Quansah's £30m move to Bayer Leverkusen was a brilliant piece of business.
• The 22-year-old needed games, at a club befitting its current progression.
• Virgil van Dijk still commands the back line, Ibrahima Konaté remains a key part of the rotation, and Marc Guehi is likely to arrive in the next two windows.
• Joe Gomez’s versatility and the long-term project of Giovanni Leoni, and Quanshah was in danger of being squeezed out at a pivotal stage of his career.