Joshua Quarshie, a central defender, has transferred from Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga to Southampton, which was relegated to the English Championship at the end of the season. The transfer was agreed upon for a fee of 3.5 million euros. Quarshie had been loaned out on multiple occasions, including to Fortuna Düsseldorf in January 2024 and SpVgg Greuther Fürth in January 2025. He appeared in one Bundesliga match for Hoffenheim in November 2022 and played 45 matches with their second team in the Regionalliga, where he scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist. Additionally, Quarshie played 16 matches for Düsseldorf in the second division and 15 times for Fürth. Recently, he was selected for the German Under-21 national team, having previously represented all German youth teams starting from the Under-18 level.