Arsenal show interest in Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah

Arsenal have expressed interest in Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah, according to a new report, as the club weighs up options to strengthen at centre-back.

The story comes from Sami Mokbel, who reports that the Gunners’ position sits alongside a separate line that there is a gap in valuation with Aston Villa over Ezri Konsa. The reporting frames Quansah as a player under consideration while uncertainty remains around what it might take to satisfy Villa regarding Konsa.

At this stage it is described as interest. There is no suggestion in the piece of formal talks, a bid or any agreement with Leverkusen, nor are figures or contract details mentioned. Likewise, the note of a valuation gap over Konsa stops short of saying that negotiations have progressed to a point of resolution.

Read together, the claims point to Arsenal continuing to survey the centre-back market, with their next steps likely to depend on how situations develop with clubs holding players they admire. That could yet mean revisiting targets or moving on to alternatives if positions on price do not align. For now, Quansah is one of the names linked to that process.

As ever with early-window manoeuvres, the picture may shift quickly. But on the information set out in the reporting, nothing is advanced and no timetable is indicated.