A pre-contract agreement will bring a 20-year-old centre-back to Liverpool in the summer after a deal with Rennes. Liverpool will pay £55 million plus £5 million in add-ons. He helped Rennes finish sixth in Ligue 1, making 21 appearances before a shoulder injury sidelined him since February. He is expected to be fit for the start of Liverpool’s pre-season training. His arrival could lead to prominent roles if Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez face uncertainty. Konate has suggested he will stay but has not extended a contract expiring in June. The decision also reflects a desire to play as much as possible.
"Jeremy Jacquet pointed to the opportunity to learn from Virgil van Dijk and a quicker path to playing time as key reasons for choosing Liverpool over Chelsea, though he conceded to feeling the pressure of his lofty price tag."
"The 20-year-old helped Rennes to a sixth-placed finish in Ligue 1 this season as they narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification. The centre-back made 21 appearances, but has not played since February owing to a shoulder injury he suffered against Lens. However, he is said to be on track to be fit for the start of Liverpool's pre-season training and he and 19-year-old Giovanni Leoni, who tore his ACL on debut for the club last season, could soon move into prominent roles amid doubts over the futures of Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez."
"And the potential to quickly step into the side was crucial in Jacquet choosing Merseyside over West London. "I won't say it [the decision to sign] was a quick one, because I took my time with this big step but I quickly saw myself at Liverpool," Jacquet told Ouest-France. "I'll be 21 in July. For me, there's the sporting project and the personal project. At my age, I prioritise the sporting side. I'm focused on football."
""Promising young players command quite high prices and of course, that adds pressure: am I worth that price or not? I think I have the minimum resources to go there. I'm going there to play as much as possible. "If the biggest clubs in Europe are interested, we're not going to turn them down. They're there for a reason. "At Chelsea, I felt there were quite a lot of people [in his position]. Whereas at Liverpool, apart from the fact that Virgil van Dijk is nearing t"
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