Evans Timothy Fosu Fosu-Mensah is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder

Tim has finalised a transfer to the Bundesliga after agreeing personal terms in Germany

He has previously had loan spells away from Old Trafford with Crystal Palace and Fulham

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Manchester United defender, Timothy Fosu-Mensah finalized his transfer to Bayer Leverkusen for £1.8m.

The 23-year-old defender leaves Old Trafford having made 30 first-team appearances over the past six-and-a-half seasons since making his unveiling as a substitute in the 3-2 win over Arsenal in February 2016.

The Dutch international say yes on a contract until 2024 with the German club, who are currently third in the Bundesliga table.

‘Timothy is a technically adept, fast and physically strong defender who can be used as a right-back and also in the centre,’ said Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes.

‘Tim is still young and capable of development.’

“In the last few days I’ve talked a lot with the coach, and conversations with Simon Rolfes and Rudi Voller have convinced me that there are great prospects in Leverkusen,” Fosu-Mensah, who also played on loan for Fulham and Crystal Palace, said.

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“Both for me personally and for us as a team. That will be really exciting.”