Liverpool beat Chelsea to £60m Rennes defender Jacquet
Liverpool have beaten Chelsea to the signing of Rennes centre back Jeremy Jacquet in a deal worth up to £60 million, according to British media reports. The 20 year old French Under 21 international will remain at Rennes until the end of the season despite Liverpool’s urgent need for defensive reinforcements. Jacquet had been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea earlier in January but was reportedly discouraged by the fierce competition for places in the London club’s already crowded pool of central defenders. Liverpool, by contrast, are short of options at the back. Captain Virgil van Dijk, 34, and Ibrahima Konate, who is out of contract in the summer, are currently the only fit senior centre backs available to manager Arne Slot, with Joe Gomez and Giovanni Leoni sidelined by injury. Since breaking into Rennes’ first team last season, […]