Timothy Fosu-Mensah admits he had to quit Manchester United for the sake of his career.
The 23-year-old defender joined Bayer Leverkusen for £1.8million last month after seven years at Old Trafford.
He battled back from a serious knee injury suffered on loan at Fulham in April 2019 to return to United's squad and they triggered a one-year extension to his contract last season.
But with his deal running out in the summer and having played just three times this term the Holland international made the difficult call to leave.