Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has expressed his delight after the Reds secured the signing of extremely rated defender Jeremy Jacquet, who will formally be a part of the membership in the summertime from Rennes in a blockbuster deal value round €60 million.
The 20-year-old is thought to be one in every of Europe’s brightest younger defensive skills, and Liverpool moved rapidly to safe his providers as a part of their long-term squad planning.
Talking in his pre-match press convention through the membership’s official X deal with, Slot praised each the participant and the membership’s recruitment technique.
Very pleasing in fact as a result of he’s a really huge expertise and perhaps much more than solely a expertise however we converse reason behind his age. We weren’t the one ones fascinated by him so an enormous praise to those that are signing the gamers. One other instance of the mannequin we use at this membership: younger, gifted initially of their careers, and might enhance and assist us for brief and positively long run. We’ve signed plenty of these not too long ago and the mid to long-term future is in an excellent place.
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Softfootball understands Liverpool received the race for Jacquet’s signature regardless of sturdy curiosity from a number of prime European golf equipment. Chelsea had been beforehand reported to have agreed private phrases with the younger defender earlier than Liverpool made a decisive late transfer to hijack the deal.
Jacquet has now signed a five-year contract with the Reds, which is able to formally start when he arrives at Anfield in the summertime, as Liverpool proceed constructing a younger, gifted squad for each rapid success and long-term dominance.
